finding to be

in my search, i found my eyes,

how they can look and see 

the color of what beauty is

in my  search, i learned to breathe,

to smell and touch and sense

the intrinsic fiber of life

in my search, i found a path

where flora and fauna gather

filling me with Nature’s embrace

in my search, i learned from

the owl, the eagle and the wolf

to observe while listening to the wind

in my search, i witnessed

a stone and a tree and how both sit

quietly and still, becoming one 

in my search, i learned not to

seek but to embrace all that is

for that is what it is to be