Walking on the Earth is Life Support

layers of leaves
      light on light
      silhouettes on shadows
 
like the chapters
      of my checkered life--
      yes, I see the beauty
      no, I don't understand
            the story

I came in as a poet--
      a lightning bug in daylight
      sometimes a flash
            reflected, illuminated,
            ​then silent and invisible

when you reach the edge
      of darkness
      what do you see?
when you reach the end
      of life
​      what do you feel?

birds sing, trees dance, rain drums 
      and we laugh
it's the Love we give back
      to the Universe divine 

let's invite the worlds to laugh
         and sing with us
         while we dance in the rain

© Vonda Witley  2026