And you — what of your rushed and
useful life? Imagine setting it all down —
papers, plans, appointments, everything,
leaving only a note: "Gone to the fields
to be lovely. Be back when I'm through
with blooming".
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As a solitary bird I am fond of solitude Silently I direct my flight toward a transcendent horizon Freed and beauty bound my heart sings a love song In the still point of my peace-center my life is a song of love in unison with the divine love song that calls forth the world in sacred harmony.