I am now at the age of not quite 15…

I am now at the age of not quite 15…
It took me to the age of 13 ¼ to realize that life is not to be watched, it is to be explored…
It is kind of like an apple dipped in caramel…
And each day I need to take a big bite (yum!)

I discovered at 14 that my heart has wings…
And what I hear in the wild is the beating on nature’s heart…
That I am never outside the presence of God…
Because the spirit of the universe will always be inside me.

When I see this way, I see truly…
Everything else becomes just a run-on sentence…
It is so impossible; I can’t describe it…
But I can tell you for sure that magic goes on forever.

Now, I listen to the storm from under the covers (I’m deathly afraid of thunder!)
Booming like a big bass drum in the night…
Lightning spewing from the downy clouds…
The wings of heaven safely between us.

So, being not quite 15, I’ve become quite wise…
I have learned though even if I find that there is nothing in this world that I can never keep forever…
And that if I have the choice of doing good or bad or something in-between
I always go with my gut and I…
Grab the bacon and run!

I love you,

Annie