You looked into sky
and the hush of the world,
the female wind of your soul
made you still
So still you could hear
the murmur of stars
yet out of your sight
That face from a lost god-moon
resting on the mountain
made your masks from the day
melt into nothing

Know that glass clear river
of smooth stones old as time
has held you forever,
since you were a perfect thought
in God's mind

It lulls you to dreams
and carries you
into the arms of Who I Am
Release your fear
Go there
breathe the air inside you
Feel the ache in your shoulders
and that weight you've carried
all alone--surrender
and fall as a leaf in the water

(c) Linda Gayton 2006