A VANISHING VISION


The moon silent in its absence
Starlight fills the night sky
A streak of fire as a meteor
Passes through the atmosphere

A heart beats to the rhythm of the earth
Eyes look upward to the outer reaches of imagination
Searching for inner peace by spreading healing energy
Her face glows with enthusiasm of life

Filled with wonder and delight
As she sits on a log
The woods around her open to the sky
She chants in the old ways of her grandmothers

The ground begins to swell about her
Lifting into forms familiar
They begin to speak of wisdom without words
She listens and learns

Others come from the tree line
Then dance around her in a circle
Joining in her chant
All the while gathering the silent wisdom passed down through the ages

In a flash of light emanating from the gathering
In a sphere, ever expanding
To encompass the planet and beyond
Peace and love oscillating to and from the galaxy

All life sharing
Becoming as one, again
She floats in the air just slightly from the ground
Then she vanishes, silence, leaving behind whispers of resolve

Michael V Hechtman Copyright � 2001