By Bonnie Paine

Open your hands, and
Breathe deep
Calm yourself, and
Breathe

Down the valley,
Beneath the trees
‘Longside the river
That’s where you’ll be whispering
To the…
Patient winds
Carrying cottonwood seed
Saying to resistance
Now, Release
There is a stillness
In the ground
Beneath your feet
Still
There is movement
To be found
Both remind us to…

Open your hands, and
Breathe deep
Calm yourself, and
Breathe