Abundance by Carolyn Chilton Casas Morning light bathes my face and filigrees the edges of leaves like halos. The soul-stirring cry of a red-tailed hawk rings out as she flies searching across the sky. If I close my eyes, I hear a gopher chomping roots; lizards scurrying from bush to bush; a sparrow scratching the dirt for grubs. Bees buzz behind my chair as they dust pollen from succulent blossoms. Hummingbirds whiz by my shoulder at full throttle. A distant wild turkey calls forlornly for his mate, and other bird species converse in languages I do not yet comprehend. Even the far-off hum of a car down on the road and faint voices from the other side of the valley play across my awareness— sights and sounds of a perfectly abundant life. Carolyn Chilton Casas lives on the central coast of California, the perfect landscape for a love of nature, hiking, and playing beach volleyball. She is a Reiki master and teacher, whose
Women's Spiritual Poetry