The meadow nourished in softest br Sedges scattered amid violet milk weeds br br Incredible flowered attractions br Hosting dainty butterflies, moths and bees br br Each patrol finding warm sunny skie-s br Perfumed bliss softly summoning in br br These many tiny witnesses for life br And too, sentinels diligently shield br br Safe-guarding a precious new beginning br The fawn a tawny velvet-coated gift br br Sheltered by loving aunts, sisters and br Mum over near the cedars, sedge and sun br br She watches me in curiosity br Now a gawky yet cute adolescent br br Quietly nibbling crab-apples not far from br My sacred space on this prayer-filled morn br br (Sacred Space, Tennessee br November 17,2006)br br Debora Shortbr br