Ruth M - actor and theatre educator in Vancouver

Poem written by my mother in 1982
I Am

I am one with the rest of nature

timeless

life-full

child of the centuries

mother of life yet unborn

I am the solid rock of the mountains

exposed

vulnerable

strong in the face of storm

I am the violent hurricane

lashing out

tearing down

I am the gentle breeze

caressing and

caring

those I touch

I am the curious chipmunk

shy and

bold

hesitating, advancing, exploring

scolding, chasing, playing

I am the young bird struggling

to fly

to experience

the freedom of fullness of being

I am the river

running deep

I am the forest pool

the fresh mountain stream comes spilling into me

I overflow - spill out

am cleansed and cleanse

I am Maureen