A little slice of heaven
from the pie of paradise
An ancient stream
falls from its birth
unhindered into the sea
The oaks and the sycamores remember
in all their glory
a picture book story
Time passes in a capsule
of past and present
The future is always tomorrow
In a simpler time
Indians knew how to live
in a peaceful society
upon the earth
In the days of the Chumash
before the Spaniards came
and brought disease
and persecution
They lived here in this canyon
the very same I have been
lucky enough to call home
The rhythms of time are
always present here
in this canyon
Like a Summer Solstice
celebration
Water
Earth
Fire
Sky
The four elements
in perfect symmetry
Like a golden springtime
Inspired by Solstice Canyon Wilderness Park in Malibu, CA
©2009 Hyla Menuhin Douglas
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