............Forests Poem by elysabeth faslund

You took my breath away...gave oxygen
To keep me alive.
You made me laugh...I'd forgotten how.
You inspired me to dance...I waltzed
Life.
Danced, laughed, breathed life.

Turn once, turn twice. And a third.
I did not make the rules...
Followed, corrected them.
Following, leading...they are the same.

You opened your door...I needed entrance.
You held on through dark and light.
You spoke...I was used to closing sound.
Opened, held, spoke.

Turn once, turn twice. And a third.
I did not make the rules...
Judged the ones to condemn.
Creation, destruction...they are the same.

Wolves create their isolation.
Wolves create their pack.
Wolves create their society.
Creatures of forests...greetings.

Turn once, turn twice. And a third.
I did not make the rules...
Find no fault in those good.
Isolation, society...they are the same.

Turn to the four directions...call.
Greet the four directions...leave none
Out.
Spirits will come from the forests, air, and
Earth.
Leave none out...or all.
Guiding, Shining Ones
Will come.