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may my prayer extend
like roots, like branches
like hyphae, connecting
to the whole
may it be heard by the earth
and may I find rest and healing there

may my prayer be felt where my
feet touch the soil
and where my breath
feeds the chloroplasts
we breathe each other

may my prayer run with the
rivers, like the
blood beneath my skin
and may I feel its echo in my heart
in the primrose
in the spaces between

Prayer © Helen Smith 2021

I am the muse of inner fire
the passion of burning
radiant, with the sun
and the full moon, joyful
I blossom
I am a wanderer among stars
and I know intimately
the dark within and around me
I wear it with love
for I know
where there is darkness, there is light
I am both
I am all
I shine through you, in every cell
I call the summer home
to this body, too familiar
with winter’s cold
so let us light up this night
together

Muse of Inner Fire © Helen Smith 2022