Night falls in the canyon tonight

Over-looking the Pacific ocean.

The stars cover the sky like a curtain

Of rare sparkling diamonds without end.

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The air carries a faint smell of iodine

From sea-weed washed up on shore.

The ocean breeze tastes like sea salt

On the tongue, and the scent of Verbena

Brings back memories that please the heart.

Walking to the ocean’s edge, brings the sound

Of waves lapping against the shore and the

Faint cry of a seagull is heard in the distance.

I sigh with relief, and feel my breath rise and fall

To the rhythm of the waves crashing against the rocks.

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Peace flows in and around each cell in my body.

The light of the moon throws a path across the water

And ends at my feet where the light enters.

It is warm…

When I was a child, life was difficult. My parents were both alcoholics, both violent, and money and food were scarce. In looking back at that particular period of time in my life, I have many good memories… memories of being a happy child. The memories were of me coping in the best way I knew how to cope.

One of the ways I coped, was getting outdoors and  discovering what beauty was there for the taking, and to focus mindfully on it. My yard was crammed full of bushes, trees, and flowers. They grew on their own and nature watered them. There was a bridal wreath spiraea bush that grew in my front yard. My siblings and I would cut the  flower branches off, weave them in a crown, and wear them on our heads. In our mind’s eye, we were kings and queens for a day. The branches…