As I watch the slow dawning bloom of elm and aspen leaves
of the dandelion heads and grasses
and the return of juncos and bluebirds
the impending life-sustaining rains and sunshine
I offer my deepest gratitude
for the very possibility for life.
In all its meaning and order, and all its chaos and mystery
the beauty that emanates in the miracle of life
goes deeper than the visible
than the sensible
and radiates through my being.