take me! reclaim me! <br />o earth that has made me! <br />govern my being compleat <br />til you tame me, <br /> <br />your rhythms to keep, <br />your intents to pursue. <br />let me rise with the sun, <br />maybe cry with the dew, <br /> <br />may i rage with the thunder <br />and blaze with the noon, <br />and constantly change <br />like the face of the moon. <br /> <br />make my heartbeat to flow <br />with the pulse of creation, <br />govern each inflowing breath, <br />til the moment <br /> <br />you teach me to sleep. <br />then succombing with grace, <br />may i die in the winter, <br />by spring take my place <br /> <br />with the myriad other life forms <br />taking birth; <br />in time with the seasons <br />that govern the earth.<br /><br />moon batchelder<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/take-me-8/
