My very Self

i met you at dawn in the rising of the sun

i met you in the wondrous seasons that open

with vibrant life 

i met you in love with the other 

and i met you in love with that which

brings pleasure 

i met you on the road by the beggar 

and with the lonely man that sits by himself 

as if he is separate 

then i saw you standing by the road 

and ran to meet you there 

your skin was glowing 

your eyes sparkled with light and love 

and joy fully found 

i went to hold you my dear heart 

and then you vanished like a dream

and i shook to the bones 

and went to walk away 

from you and the world 

and there my soul of all, i found myself

seated within as silent beauty

where is this mind now? 

i know not so much of the time 

yet you shine as all, my dear heart 

my love that i sought out so long 

you shine as this all

in the simple stones that sit silent 

and the vibrating sound that comes and goes 

in the hills that are rich with life so 

beautiful

and the sky too

how it glows of life and of this one 

the rain on the window 

the bursting of rainbow 

the earth rich and sweet 

the song of the bird and the song of the 

train in the morning 

oh life 

i have loved you without realizing 

that you indeed were my SELF 

and that you are what is the best 

the source 

this life, this love 

my very SELF