Sanctuary

I have two sacred guides in my life.
One is my mentor and the other my muse.
My mentor is an excellent listener
deeply empathetic, leads by example
is very well networked, abundantly
patient and experienced – to list
just a few of her qualities. My muse
she’s stunning, self-made, striving
yet thriving – a path finder she is
and a spinner of sunlight, air and water.
She’s very stylish, very determined and
a veritable creative guru in the art of being.
Though they haven’t met in person these
peepal trees – in me, they’ve interacted
intertwined – grown in and out of each other.
Stand under either peepal tree and know
what it means to receive sanctuary.