subtle form

a subtle form which defies explanation.

there is a place that we each can go,

a shelter beyond the mundane existence

that seems to rule our lives.

it is the existence of eternity,

it is the face of infinity

that we fear.

yet this infinite presence

is with us each moment

and with each breath that we take.

I can see it in the shadows

of the large eucalyptus trees,

and I can hear it in the echo

of the albatross' song,

I can feel it in the warmth of the

mid-day sun against my skin,

it is timeless,

it is breathless,

it is beyond thought

and beyond understanding.

and yet you know

of what I speak

is true

and tangible

in this world of great illusion.

it is the name

of the nameless,

and the face

of the faceless.

and yet our lives

spring forth from it

every second that we breathe.

I can't define it,

or you or me

in the quantum physics

of a universe gone mad,

and yet I am simple

and present

and beyond any concept

that I had a moment ago.

but concepts are many

and our ideas become rampant,

it is in the quiet time of this peace

that overcomes me like a wave,

I don't ask for it,

I only know of it

I can't say it

or know it

or hold it in my hands.

but I know full well

with my entire existence,

that what I speak of exists

in a tangible way.

there is doubt

and there is belief

but what I have is faith

beyond measure.

it is borne on the wings

of a truth built on now.

and in this now

lies the entire cosmos

laid bare for all of us to see.

it is here

and not someplace else

that we come to find ourselves.

and in that instant

that we find it

then we know who we are,

and our loved ones

and our cherished ones

are safe

and protected from harm.