(W)rapture

She has my full body

My full body permission for

The unexpected squeeze

Wrapping my torso with Her trunk

after I offered Her an apple

A simple gesture of nature—

The Feeding

A profound gesture of nature—

The Elephant hug

Full body wrapture

Wrapped with a single arm

With roughest skin painted smooth

by South African earth

With the strongest of gentle

With heat of sun and cool of mud

With the most intimate of power

With the awe of Nature’s life force

A Love that desires only

for the miracle of Life

As if I was hugged by

Mother Nature herself

A hug of 1000 years—

in this moment of wrapture

I know that I have been loved

since before my birth

I know that I will be loved

far beyond my death

I know that I am a part of every hug

ever given across my lifetime

She has my full body here now

With this one elephant hug

I will walk the rest of my days

With the full body sensation

I am always held by Life

And with any apple held in my hand—

The sweetest bite of technicolor

Every simple gesture made profound

Blessed be the wrapture of Mother Nature