My eyes close in prayer
thoughts race in
distracting me from you
like leaves atop a river
drawing my attention
away from you
the current
beneath me
around me
upon which I float
but with a word
with a breath
the leaves are set free
I am not the leaves
I am the river
in you
and you are the river
in me
THE RIVER IN YOU
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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