The Sacred Garden

Into the sacred garden
Intentionally came HE.
Unsandaled feet gently
Crushing fallen petals
Silhouetting the narrow way.
 
Mingled gingerly with earth,
A sweet, sweet fragrance
Arose like a misty shroud
Along the path where
HE humbly walked.
 
Decidedly…kneeling slowly
Filling HIS hands
With velvet soft petals,
Tenderly pressing each one
As the fragrance intensified.
 
Compassionate eyes overflowed
With unrestrained tears
As HE inhaled the
Penetrating aromatic fragrance
Deep into HIS soul.
 
Purposefully, HE exhaled
The pungent fragrance as
 HIS open palms released
The sacred scent
To distant portals.
 
Newly consecrated petals
Fluttered in the wind
Momentarily suspended
Until they descended to
The narrow way once again.

May 12, 2013 

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