Trembling

If I am all parts

Of my dream,

The tremble & the fierce

The bear whose claws

Press into my bare shoulders

from behind

Gracing my cervical bones

Exhaling the damp of forest

into my hot ears with

A throaty call to rise

Breathing in my fear,

Breathing out my brave

Overwhelming the delicate of me,

trembling to hold still

Releasing the fierceness of me,

encouraging to boldly stand

If I am all parts

Of my dream

The tremble & the fierce

Who holds my desire, my dream?

Where am I moving inside my Wild?

Toward or away from

the trembling courage of me?

In & out of my dreams

May I bless all the parts of me…

Photo by Philip Hutcherson onmurdencove.com

Curious teen bear who wanted to join our family picnic in Denali NP, Alaska