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Painter of the blue-blown sky; Glory the heavens declare

Turner of night and day; Sacred threshold, school of prayer

Wild eye of the universe; Steadfast witness, always there

Reminder of mystery; Eternal flame, celestial flare

Not quite night and neither day; In-between beyond compare

Palace in time; Sabbath sky, cathedral of air

Planet-sustaining atmosphere; Jewel of the heavens, commonplace yet rare

Spiraling chime of time; Unending hymn, neither here nor there,

Whose verse is twilight and chorus the dawn

As you kindle the clouds, let your radiance light the lamp of my heart

That I may see

Open my eyes to unbidden beauty and everyday grace

Build your house of breath in me; may each breath I take remind me of eternity

And that I am here

I am here

May gratitude be always on my lips and in my heart

Let my thanks rise as incense

Every day

As your ancient light breaks open the horizon, let my prayers rise and fall

Wave upon wave

Until they break on still other shores

In the mystery of everyday rising and setting, set me free

Of my assumptions and presumptions—of darkness and light

That I may begin

(Again)