New Equilibrium

Standing in front of 'redwood round' with dated 'rings' showing history of the world.

(photo by high school friend Barbara Bradshaw)

Henry Cowell Redwoods, Felton, California

New Equilibrium

10/20/10

Whenever a powerful force

enters receptive static environment

there's cause/effect ripple

that undulates into more,

traveling out beyond perceptions

of time, past, future,

all the while influencing

gamut of concentric circles

like tree ring age

containing years of living,

every storm, sunny day

imbedded in cellular memory

becoming accumulated unique entity,

same when love enters

pressing myriad life energies

into clay of humans,

then opportunity to awaken,

open, expand, integrate change,

often catalyzes new equilibrium.