thank you. salamat. daghan salamat.

I received this thank you poem from Ros Zerruldo, my fabulous hostess at Tarzan's Nest resort in Camiguin, Mindanao, Philippines. May I return there some day.

a synthesis of thank you’s’

at the last breathe
when life has exhausted
every passion
when dreams of
young and old
move in a spiral synthesis
upwards and deep

I only want to know love
in my heart
and nothing else
so in the end
I have nothing left
for I have given my all
for I have to die alive

and in between dead ends and
dry river bends
I move forward
as life embraces me
back in the sacred process
of making my own life
a gift

as I face my darkest nights
and de-paralyze my fears
I open my heart
to divine whispers to guide me
back to my truth
I bathe in the morning sun
so my skin sheds off
the burden of age,
the definitions of other people,
the responsibility of belongings,
the expectations of the world
then I become nothing
as I merges with the light
for my heart speaks
the same language
of the soul of the world

as circumstances isolates me
I am grateful that the path
leads me to a journey
back to myself
so I choose to speak only of truth
out of love
and to love only out of truth
so, I can unload my self
of my own nightmares
and relearn to travel light
then I can be of help to others
to unload their burdens

today, I make again a pact with my god
as I make myself
truly deserving
to be
love

I hug each and every person
in the sacred circle
as I mirror the love back
that life has given me

by the end of the day
I have nothing left to say
but
thank you
for walking with me
and holding my hand dear
that brought me to this
spiritual mountain of
self-transformation

thank you to
the countless nightmares,
painful encounters,
failed marriages,
dysfunctional relationship,
demanding professions,
crazy depressions,
immature orgasms,
frustrating family issues

I thank all the moments
for making me
who I am
for I need every piece
of this fabric of life
so I can realize
my dreams and weave
the greatest masterpiece
of making my life
as mad,
colorful,
succulent,
wild,
work of art

I say thank you
to god
for opening my eyes
to see beauty
for touching my heart
to appreciate beauty
for knowing a life
that exudes beauty
for there is beauty
when
love and passion
are one