
Consider sole to ground when life
is a heavy coat, or misery has clogged
any hope of inspiration,
when a problem sticks in the heart,
or grief visits beyond reason,
when prayer feels like fog,
when you are raw-lonely
or barren. Get soul
and mind out in the open —
air, trees, grass, sky —
find the old paths and tread on them.
Solo, with a companion, in a group;
for a moment, an hour, a day;
through the yard, around the park,
the full length of the Camino —
step after step, breath upon breath,
the body and mind become lithe,
and life is made better
by walking.

C.L. Fisher, May 2020
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