Clouds, wispy, whimsical,
say “Take yourself lightly.”
This is not a sign.
Cumulus cauliflowers burgeon,
gaudy proscenium for the sun’s high drama,
but don’t call them beautiful. Just watch.
Now a heavy layer the color of the underside
of everything paves your sky. Don’t judge.
Ah, clouds teach like nothing else
to renounce and enjoy,
to be present and let go,
to let it be, to let it be.
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Weather Report
Persistence,
as snow flies, storms pass,
clouds lift, winds move on,
and still there is weather,
continuing until late evening,
when there is weather.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
August 31, 2021