One Love*

I close my eyes even though I am at my oasis

Close my eyes even though everything is in full bloom  

Close my eyes even though the weather is perfect

no jacket, 

no sweating 

no shivering

I close my eyes even though the air is crisp and clean

Where is joy

Where is love

I open my eyes and feast on what was once black is now lush 

The intense greens of Scotland

wild succulent crimson raspberries 

every tree

every bush

every weed 

sing hymns of summer

A family of geese float by 

I can barely tell the difference between the mother, father and their goslings 

They have grow and are almost ready to fly off on their own

One love

be it old 

be it new 

be it in between

one love

I am so glad I have come to visit these spring waters 

A place of contemplative joy 

contemplative peace 

unyielding love 

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