One

One 

I am fire 

and the sun, 

and the cold, deep ocean water. 

I am the meadow lark's song. 

I am ash 

and the rain, 

and the dark, starless night. 

I am the color of clay. 

I am before 

and right now, 

and the middle of a blink. 

I am the story and the teller, 

and always already awake. 

(6/1/2009)