The joy of a simple walk
The company of a treasured dog
With peace as my roadmap
I’m pulled deeper inside

Each step brings me closer
To myself in this moment
As the past and the future
Drift slowly aside

All bliss disconnected
From place or event
Its joy now sustaining
And unendingly mine

The time of the season
All seasons do abound
New light from within
  —here forever to shine

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2015)