grounded.

for Rob. thanks for the reminder. that ground.

and in a moment.
brought, sucked, pulled.
right back down to the earth.
you precious earth. 
down to you earth. 
planted again. 
my toes wiggling to feel those roots. 
there. 
always there. 
buried deep and grounded. 
surrounded by all of your magic.
remembering that. 
that. 
that body-knowing. 
all of the that magic in the universe. 
is there.
is down to earth. 
but my toes. 
my knotty roots. 
numb so often below the surface.
my mind so far up. 
high above my shoulders. 
floating away like a helium balloon. 
detached. 
blowing around. 
and then my heart too.
worried that that mind of mine. 
will never remember. 
how to find her body.
how to find her earth.
so too she's drawn away. 
my heart.
in search and rescue. 
drifting. 
until at once.
in a moment.
brought, sucked, pulled. 
right back down to you earth.
in one moment. 
awakened in my self.
one remember.
one breath. 
one gasp.
that body-feeling.
down to earth. 
in all of your darkness and quiet. 
where my heart is reminded. 
and my mind is quieted. 
and my body is still.
and my toes can reach out far in their rooty tendrils.
held fast and steady. 
in the feeling. 
the reminding. 
the knowing. 
that all of the magic. 
the meaning. 
the deepest living. 
is right there at the tips of my toes. 

grounded.