Kerry

when the wind stopped

and the rain clouds dissipated

and the sea was once again in view

from behind a grey cloud

ray after ray of sunlight

found earth

first a far off field

and a closer hedge

then the pile of soil

then diamonds bouncing

off  the rain drops

on the long grass

then the big oak tree

the near hedge

the big black cow

the back of the old red hen

the fence

and me

in that moment

life was laid out before me

the earth made sense

I was in life

and it was in me

I belonged