By D. R. DiFrancesco
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What beauty this world has on offer
The natural and spiritual surrounds us but we do not see
Too busy with the distractions of the material
Simplicity in the song of the bird
The majestic wonder of the mountain
The desolate elegance of the desert
The mystery of God
Lost among our earthly pursuits
With eyes closed and head arched towards heaven
My mind banishes pain, suffering and torment
Solitude seeps into my bones
A sense of peace forgotten floods my subconscious
The smell of wildflowers
The flutter of the hummingbirds wings
The lonesome howl of the coyote
The joy of spiritual oneness
Sights, sounds and smells I have long ignored
I can almost feel the arms of God drawing me close
Tears shed for time wasted dissipate in a divine awakening
Renewal washes over me
The material is no long all consuming
Reborn with a new sense of purpose
Filled with the glory of nature and the solemnity of nirvana
I have once again found solace and peace in this finite life
All through that which had always lay before me
But I could not see
Dom DiFrancesco 
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