BALI SPIRITS – INDONESIA
Only the sound of
frogs + cicadas + lizards
and temple songs
echoing across
flooded rice fields
can be heard
at night
It is truly magical–
One late evening
I was awakened
by the Hindu villagers
singing and celebrating
their 10-day spiritual holiday
Galungan to Kuningan
I went out onto the deck
to listen
The moon was
fully round
The stars were
extra twinkly
Swept up in
the moment
I closed my eyes
to meditate
and a huge light
filled
my third eye
I was so
overwhelmed
I started to question
Could this wonderful event
actually be happening?
The light became so
brilliant bright
I felt compelled to
open my eyes
When I did
I found
hovering
in the center of
my forehead — a firefly
I smiled
as he flew away
By KM Sharp