Nature Poem For Sky Lovers, Cloud Watchers, and Those Who Wish to Break Free of Confines

Bring me the openness
of the sky.

Bless my feeble
attempts at life.

If I withdraw
folding myself
smaller and smaller

like a wilted flower
in a windowless box,

plant me deep
in the warm soil

and let me rise
arms open wide

breathing free
beyond confines.

Let my song
rise like a prayer.

Let me live
in the open air.