Paradise

You grace me with your beauty. 

Million of years have passed,

and the rain still caresses your face

with softness and intention.

You know how to seduce me,

with your luscious slopes, energetic fields,

richness unending. 

And you show me how ephemeral human life is.

Ash turns to dust, and into earth, and moisture

gives life.

Then you grow and develop into

a voluptuous being.

We are having a serious relationship you and I,

and I don't want it to end.

By Andi Rivarola

Photo: Paradise is near Waipio Valley, on the North East Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.