After the whirlwind engagement,
the kiss of possibility,
we wait to settle down –
we float in that unweighted space
achieved through swift
acceleration and release  –
a practice place for astronauts
and anyone who needs to feel no gravity  –
anyone who needs
to learn a realignment
independent of the forces
of other fervent orbits

Anyone who yearns to move
in concert with the whole,
recenter to the source
that tunes us all.

©Wendy Mulhern
November 25, 2023