Spirits’ Rise
Awe-struck wonder, restless life
weigh lightly on
gentle hearts, open minds,
freeing spirits to rise.
Wisdom quiet as snow
settling, moistening, softening,
renewing hardened ground,
freeing stilled life to rise.
Pukeko run, kotare seek, willows bend,
flax and toetoe, greening
nurture from gravity’s veins,
freeing creation to rise.
Essential Spirit weightless breath
heralding sense divine,
hold on life, release of mind
inviting spirits’ rise.
Pukeko is a swamp hen; Kotare is a Kingfisher bird; Toetoe is sedge grass, pampas grass.
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