Pleasant sitting in the shade.
Letting the day slip away.
Slight breeze keeps the heat at bay.

A small lizard on a rock,
looks at me through beady black-eyes,
and in a flash it’s gone.

A sparrow lands on a nearby branch,
it’s head bobbing up and down as it watches me.
I laugh out loud, and the bird takes flight.

Such beautiful country,
Air cleaner, sweeter the sky more blue.
Soon I find myself escaping deeper,
Surrendering.

Shutting out the world.
Sitting here motionless.
As my spirit is set free.