awakening to peach beach

for many years since childhood

there was a storm within me
i could never explain
or escape from

most days it would just be the wind blowing
or rain falling gently 

but every once in a while
if the conditions were just right

a terrifying eruption would break out
removing friends and family
tearing down fences and safe places to hide
ripping up gardens and flowers
which had just begun to grow

nothing ever made it
nothing was safe


awakening in the morning sun today
i realized
there are no storms on the horizon
its as clear as the eye can see – and all there is, is NOW, this moment...


my tornado has gone to sleep


maybe it rests
beside the storms that used to hit your shores?
or maybe it laid down alone.

either way 
i like these blue skies and sunny days
i like the gardens and blossoming flowers now growing

there is no more need for the the safe places
cause there is no need for hiding, running or that foreign feeling ... fear


all I taste, smell, feel, hear, and see
is love

~ danielle helen ray dickson