Gratitude

I stand in awe of this extraordinary body
   God created and gave me:
of all its marvelous inner workings and abilities,
  enabling me to take in all that is around me,
    rich sights, endless colors, myriad shapes,
    movement, odors, temperatures, textures;
of its power to heal itself;
of its outward manifestations,
  presenting to the world my being,
  my expressions,
  my thoughts.

As is my duty, my privilege, and my joy,
I vow to be a caring, responsible caretaker of this body,
   my body,
to feed it properly,
to give it movement,
and rest,
and all the love and attention and devotion it deserves
  as a precious treasure,
me.

Summer dreaming

Picture me
   by the sea,
Out in the air, 
   my skin so bare,
Sun and breeze,
   at my ease, 
Strolling
   so happily!