Wilderness Prayer
Help me walk away
from the hub bub of,
beeping, ringing and buzzing
of washer, microwave and car,
of electronic voices
telling me what to do
when to do it.
Iet walk into the calm of,
Streaming water teasing song from
rippling pebbles and grounded stone.
Nuthatch’s “me beeping, and their neighbors
Calling “we-were, chick dee dee, poor Petie”
Winds whispering through Ponderosas
the percussion of falling pine cones.
Cool breezes , warm sents of
Strawberry, huckleberry, cedar.
Help me open my heart
so when I return,
I may hear those who
Call for attention,
plead for help,
share Joy,
and offer compliment.
Peggy Meinholtz © 2024
Penny Whistler at Waterfall
Water falls down.
Music rises up.
Breath flows through.
Music rises up.
Sun shines on snow
I rise up to follow
steep paths with music in my soul.
Ponderosas catch melodies
pass them to neighbor pine trees,
who send them out on alpine breeze.
Mountains respond to the harmonious call
echoing pines, flute and waterfall.
Deepening their sonorous blend,
All crescendo to a loud “Amen.”
“Amen, Amen,” we all agree
waterfall, pines, mountains and me.
Joined together with out rules or creed.
Music our blessing our communal deed.
Peggy D. Meinholtz © 2005 Revised 2020