I once was a leaf among leaves on a tree
Where I grew and I shaded the things beneath me.
When the wind blew strong I held the tree tight
When the sun lit the heavens I reached for the light.
And I passed many days without worry or care
Till asleep, I awakened to a change in the air.
And the wind brought a chill
I grew stiff in the cold,
My color turned pale
And my hands wouldn’t hold…
Now a leaf that is free
I spiral and float
To the water below
And I ride like a boat
And I float off to places I never would know
Through the power of letting go.

I once was a wave
I was steady and strong
In the rhythm of ripples I traveled along
And I crossed a great distance that all looked the same
A wave among waves in a place with no name.
Time went by and a shoreline appeared
Whispering of changes and endings I feared
And I couldn’t go back and I wouldn’t go under
So I rode to the sand in the foam and the thunder…
Now a splash from the wave
I dance to the skies
Where the sun makes me vapor
And weightless I rise…
And I’m carried to places I never would know
Through the power of letting go.