Feeling Alive

 

What makes me feel most alive
despite the state of the world?
When I think of times past,
the hiking, dancing, teaching,
directing—I smile.  I feel more
alive than sad, especially
when I share memories with friends
or write them into poems. 
 
And those things I still do, like
reading, writing, and deepening
spiritually.  So grateful am I for trees!
For roaming the internet,
For prayer meetings and for cats.
I feel more alive than pain,
I feel more alive than alone.
I feel more alive than ever.

 

For Sumana's prompt "What makes you feel most alive" at What's Going On? 

 

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