Two ravens appear
flying to the wooded point,
the sound of their bark
distinct from the call of crows.
Geese honk in vigilance
then quiet as they take wing
toward a distant island.
Gulls cry plaintively,
winds sough through the trees,
dew lays sparkling upon the grass.
Deep mother of night
opens to bright father of day
and I join the choir, surrendered
to the awakening world.
Reading of “Beyond Castle Walls” with music by the Grateful Dead