Place of Refuge

Place of Refuge

26 June 2011

Breath(e)


Breathe the breath of life
for as long as you can,
savour it,
like chocolate milk ---
it is the most precious 
material possession
you will ever gain,
and it is made material
each time it enters
your fleshly chassis-chalice.

Breath brings light
to dull brain corridors,
              brings wings
to sunken hearts,
              brings song
to stale dull words.

Breath is sacred;
                   it is
our communion feast,
the food we share
daily
hourly
minutely
secondly
instantly
now
with the rest of the world.


Breathe deep, 
friend,
and recognize each
moment
is sacrimental.


2 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I've heard of the movie Tree of Life (think I saw a trailer for it too) but it hasn't opened here in Edmonton yet, to the best of my knowledge. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it though.

Makropoulos said...

I saw it in NYC a couple weeks ago, and have been meaning to write about it. But I really want to see it again, and again! It's quite a fabulous movie (I think!)