walking the field on a late summer day

the green of summer is 
passing into the yellows 
and reds of autumn 
the crickets providing 
constant background hum 
the gardens yielding their production 
wildflowers dotting the grasses 
purple asters, golden rod 
and pearly everlasting

the pearls of wisdom in this world 
are a perennial resource 
a timely reminder when the days draw wearisome 
and the nights are long

each soul is sacred 
in the ordinary living of humanity

it is the mind that determines 
your experience of the world 
and what time dinner will be cooked

each small action is significant in 
the organization of human endeavor and planning

time is the most precious commodity 
and its investment is determined in each moment

anxiety and insecurity is prevalent to us all 
as is hope and excitement

creativity is the art of living our life 
in the awareness of our own being

the darkness of hate and confusion is in constant flux 
with the light of love and truth

patience is the stability of allowing 
the larger process to work through the smaller

there is no end in sight except the beginning of where 
you started in the first place

pearly everlasting