Embers On Ashes

Embers are falling on ashes Stars are bright and the desert is cold Starlight is keeping the darkness from taking hold Glimpses of gibbous moon rising Through the trees on the top of the hill Listen, the desert is silent and all is still All is still Close your eyes, there is nothing you can do Realize there's a wilderness surrounding and in you And to change is what you were made to do Close your eyes, open up to something new Something new Here is the gentle reminder Here is nature unfettered and true Here are the answers Forever eluding you Embers are falling on ashes, Each, in dying, releasing its glow Living is loving, and loving is letting go Letting go Close your eyes, there is nothing you can do Realize there's a wilderness surrounding and in you And to change is what you were made to do Close your eyes, open up to something new Something new