I wake, eyes slowly open,
Knowing I am awake, I smile.
Alive—energy, movement, sensation.
Breathing in, breathing out,
Rising, falling, rising, falling.

Slowly, I sit, I stand.
One foot, two foot,
Both feet on the floor, I breathe.
Knowing I am right here, right now.
Inhale, exhale—I smile.

I move, aware that I am moving.
Pausing, breathing—I smile.
Time well spent, present moment,
Feeling my body, breath flowing.
Here as I am, here, right now.

With presence, with awareness—I smile.
In space, I move—
Knee bends, foot lifts, heel down.
Knowing I am moving—I smile.

Slowly, slowly, I take a seat
Under the light of awareness
At the only time I can—present moment.
Breathing in, I smile.
Breathing out, I let go and let be.