A Ritual

The water runs
Steam billowing
Filling the room with flowers
Candles flicker to life
Muting the distance

The world in shadow
Words of gratitude pour from gentle thoughts
Warm embraces and water sooths
Now safely held, the mind retreats
Blue Tansy’s teasing the air

Draining, down goes tension
Circling worries follow
Judgement vanquished

Life anew.