Distant
Lands
earth
between my toes
loamy
soil moisture cooling my feet
flaming
midday sand awakening my pads
enraging
tender insteps
land
beckoning in the distance
across
flat capped waves
glassy
slickness inviting
boredom
finding tranquility
cooled
black tariness
century
old lava cascading
over
rock and doorstep
ebbing
to a halt in space
one
small sprout amidst blackness
fresh
green tenderness emerging
four leaves
and a stalk stretching upward
birthing
life and optimism from darkness below
Stephanie Ross
Stephanie
Ross is a contributing writer to Ren Xue Americas Qiblog and has been published
by journals such as Quail Bell and Surging Tide Magazines. Stephanie is a Yuan
Qigong Master and certified Ren Xue Teacher and is passionate about her inner
world as a lifetime adventure. Her life and writing came alive when she set
sail for three and a half years in the South Pacific with her toddler and preschooler.
She lives on Vancouver Island, Canada with her family and loves time in the
rainforest. You may contact her through her website stephanierossauthor.com,
Instagram @stephanie.ross.author or Facebook:
@stephanierossauthor