I Bow Down

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

I bow down.

I bow down to the sky that oversees

the liars and the truthsayers.

I bow down to the earth that conveys

the rich and the poor.

I bow down to the child that will lead

tomorrow and the child that leads

today and the child that must become

an angel because we won’t follow

the children otherwise.

What I stand for is that which

I bow down to:

that which says we’re not done

yet, there’s a lot more to learn

to love.

~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

Published in Conversations with Mary: Words of Attention and Devotion

Winner of the Nautilus Book Award silver medal for lyrical prose

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