Sanctuary

Heavy, weighs the toils of day

How I long for my foundation

Loose me from the burdened ways

To the hands of all creation

Let me frolic; fields of blossoms

Sway with gentle breeze

Careless, as I dance

Upon your ground with barren feet

Call the winds toward me

And breathe new life, my soul

Create a song in my heart

Ancient melody of old

Refresh my soul with waters

Flowing freely of your springs

Cascading from the mountains

Snow-capped, that feed your creeks

Serenade me; birds of sonnet

Their melody, “Fare Thee Well”

Array your sky majestic

When the sunlight rents the veil

Whisper secrets over me

As gusty winds whisp clouds

Forms them into lions, dragons

Knights and glistening swords

Kiss my face; warm are the rays

Green grass my bed to lay

Wrap me in the blanket of

Oak trees casting shade

This place, your sanctuary

Of healing, grace, divine

You quench my thirst and feed my soul

And cause my heart to rhyme