imagine walking
on a beach by the ocean
the waves keep bringing
you heart-shaped stones
imagine your feet on wet sand
your head in the clouds
your eyes set on one
horizon of a mountain
I see you, says the mountain
I see you, say you nodding

where the river meets the ocean
you turn back
not back really
towards home walking

you are the heart
and the heart-shaped stone
and the ocean shaping you
and the mountain
and the feet that is the sand

you are the heart
you are home, yes,
even in a cape of storms.

elif

Praise to the shadows
who show up not fearing death
they know for sure is going to come.
And though it feels strange
and uncomfortable
at first, they also know,
light will smile and shine
and shine bright opening her arms
once again.
And they will remember
how sweet it is to be home.

Praise to the shadows
who remember
dissolving into the light they are.

Praise to the dissolving that is home.

elif

Say yes, to all that is waiting
they were made just for you
to discover you.

the wind in the morning,
the sound of the ocean waves roaring,
calling you to here –
Hear!   they say,
the Now that is here.
without ever stopping
to remind you this timeless space
always full of gifts,  from you to you.

Say yes…
the wind chimes repeat and celebrate
Say yes…
All that is here,  saying yes to you.

elif

*Yebo – An African word meaning Yes, confirmation.