THE INVITATION

You could fasten

feathers to it.

Hear the air 

riffle through

its wings

as it takes flight.

Imagine it

carries you,

buoys you 

up and out of

the grinding

mind of time,

where the

days, the hours, 

and minutes 

aren’t counting

themselves down 

or arcing 

or spiraling

in one direction

or another

toward some

weighty destination.

There is only

the unboundedness 

of being, 

the now

that’s underneath you

and all around you

like a wondrous 

altitude or wind. 

The all of

everything is here.

This is the invitation

you’ve been invited

into as a breath 

that’s airborne.

What are you 

waiting for?

Drop into 

this moment, 

the moment 

before you.

Don’t let the fear 

of falling 

keep you 

from flying.

Say yes 

to this 

most beautiful bird.