Her Spirit Shines

Her spirit shines.

Her body is made of water and flesh,

Pieces of those before her.

Pieces of strangers,

Of distant memories,

Of dreams.

And her spirit-

And her spirit shines.

Inside the flesh and bones,

An energy resides,

A thousand years or more,

She has lived many lives.

Composed of light and strength, 

Gentle kindness and compassion, 

And with each of her body's breaths 

 Her soul inhales the wind.

She is the mother of flowers,

Sister of the moon,

She shines like the sun.

Her colors are a rainbow.

Birds fly for her,
And she hears their message.

She gives freely, loves fiercely, and teaches patiently.

She is the daughter of the Universe.

And her spirit,
Her spirit shines. 

(Image and words for/of my dear friend, Amie, who has guided and supported me through many emotional battles over the span of nearly 20 years, and is forever teaching me to see the world in a different light.) 

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