sunflower, painting by James Eric Watkins
“I loafe and invite my soul.” ~ Walt Whitman
On a Path
hovering within
a moment, I found
god today, on a path
in the forest, under
a lush green canopy of leaves
the light peeking
through the silence
and the sound of songbirds... singing
beauty coming into focus
harmony into balance
it was there, next to a tree
draped in snake-like vines
wrapping around my mind
the smell of warm honeysuckles
thick in the air, it was there
standing still, that I found god.
(Previously published in Moments of the Soul, in Spirit First, 2010)
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feather
(by James Eric Watkins)
flower
(by James Eric Watkins)
storm
(by James Eric Watkins)
sunflower (by James Eric Watkins)
James Eric Watkins is an opa, father, husband, writer, poet, photographer, and artist living in North Vernon, Indiana.