Today’s shelter is the one being
The one being in the one body
Not disturbing oneself unduly
Nor creating disturbance to anyone other
This is the shelter of the one and only
Not a lonely one
Nor one standing entirely alone
But when all is said and done still the only one
This is the shelter of the here and now
Not the only place to be
But a good place
To be in for the moment
With tea to drink
With biscuits to savour
With words to write
With air to breathe
Today is a day of rain and thunder
Also of blue skies and sunshine
This then is the shelter
Of the one thing then the other
Where moods darken
Where spirits become lighter
Where the true prospect of shelter
Brings a smile to the face
Sat on this comfortable settee
In this quiet and peaceful room
Where the pictures and the photographs
Are familiar to heart and mind and soul
This dream shelter is the shelter of being
Where I may be
Where you may be
At ease within the joy of being
