An entire lifetime lived in one breath
Every molecule, particle, atom the universe gives in one breath
Each exquisite inch and ounce that life can hold in one breath
One breath draws in All that is and expels illusions of All that is not

One breath holding volumes of infinite treasure
Of life beyond life, of lives beyond measure
An abundance of being all held in one breath
Experience births new life, season’s cycles bring sure death

All that I am beheld in one breath
From the moment of birth to the final call of death
One breath high above, so beneath, as below
One breath to exhale to release, to let go 

One breath to release the memories
of a thousand years or more
One breath to let the light in
when it knocks softly on the door.

One breath fills our lungs with the life that sustains us,
Sets us free from the shackles and chains that still bind us
One breath that expands our small shrunken heart
Opens wider, lets more in, then heals and reminds us

One breath that connects us, protects us, perfects us
One breath that designs us, shapes us, defines us
One breath that supports, inspires and instates us
One breath that nurtures, expands and creates us

Only breath after breath brings the passing of time
One breath offers the music, the rhythm, the rhyme
One breath lifts up the choirs of the angels as they sing
One breath hears the swish swoosh of the butterflies wings

One breath, so large, so intense, so sweet
From the crown of my head to the tips of my feet
From the tip of my tongue to the edge of my seat
In just one breath, my whole world is complete

Just one breath to gather the right fitting word
to speak the ultimate truth that must be heard
To garner the courage from deep down within
To find the strength, the will, the impulse to begin

One breath before the first step is taken,
One breath of the morning air in the moment I awaken
One breath stirs me, moves me, I am shaken
One breath, I surrender, I let go, I am taken

Just one deep breath in, so sweet, so small,
so in breath’s blossoming, I may open up to embrace it all
Just one sweet breath in, for all that I hold
one breath of joy, lets the journey unfold