God awakens in me

" God sleeps in the rock,

dreams in the plant,

stirs in the animal

and awakens in man. "

                             - Ibn Arabi

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the sun rises

reluctantly

casting faint rays through

the gray

hints of light

captured in the snow

which clothes the grass

sparkling

dancing

as the wind swirls

laughing

a wide eyed doe

stares down a young buck

amorous on this brisk morning

as I walk

awestruck

by God’s grandeur

and Sacred Presence

awakes in my soul

and will not be denied

dawn