Another poem from my early coastal journal. From the beginning, this hill, the rock and the tree became my place to sit and drink in peace.
Benediction
The benediction of twilight,
golden grass whispers
dying red sun, a last light
across lavender sky
and two bright birds
wing to the chaparral
an amen of rustling grace
song with the green rhythm of flight
Janice DeRuiter Eskridge © 1998