The Face of Winter

Smile, breathe, and go slowly. ~ Thich Nat Hahn

Three Deep Breaths

Something Beautiful
Winter blooms.
Papery thin petals
Open
Facing the day
Taking in the light
Softly looking
Outward
With a smile.

Breath Meditation
My face softens
To receive
Life.
Breath streams in.
Muscles effortlessly 
Open my ribcage and
Free my lungs.
Shoulders melt downward
As I give back
This flowing velvet 
Air 
From deep inside.
Nothing exists right now,
But this.