touched by beauty

birdsong echoes

across the emptiness

staccato and shrill

uplifting and sad

just beyond the window

slowly ripples the lake

each wave graceful

each touch sublime

for a moment I pause

mid-thought,mid-step

a long drawn breath

a bruised aching heart

feeling infinitesimal

humbled by beauty

in a universe so vast

photo- a symphony outside my window, Lake Tekapo- New Zealand, Sept 2016