In the Far Away Bit

We're now far away 
... as in over the hills and far away... 
The lands are flat 
and lush 
and green 
and fresh; very fresh 
The skies are blue with clouds with shadows on them 
The rustle from the trees as the breeze blows through them is melodic 
harmonic 
hypnotic 
A windchime nearby adds a gentle edge to the ambience 
Horses gather round 
Curious 
Friendly 
watching as we walk by along the path 
A cottage is welcoming 
so welcoming 
we walk in 
Inside is a large open fire 
Cinders crackle with the luxurious warmth 
We sit on a stool beside the fireplace 
Watching 
The flames flicker 
And dance 
And form shapes before our eyes 
We see a bird 
Perhaps a phoenix 
or an eagle 
The fire creature looks at us 
Friendly 
Knowing 
We watch as it opens its wings 
And flies up the chimney rustling 
Out into the beautiful blue sky with clouds with shadows on them 
Through the breeze 
And over the hypnotic 
harmonic 
melodic 
rustling from the lush green trees 
Over the windchime and the horses 
Over the path and down to a stream 
A babbling brook 
Musical bubbles bursting 
Over pebbles and rocks 
Waters clear and fresh 
very fresh 
We realise we are surrounded by all elements 
Earth 
Air 
Fire 
Water 
And with the crackle of the flames from the firebird's wings 
the rushing of the stream 
the swishing and the shushing from the trees 
and the shade from the shadows on the clouds 
We are one 
One with everything 

We sit in the oneness for a while... 

We bring our awareness back to ourselves

Back to the stool by the fireplace 

Back to the path by the horses 

Back over the hills 

Back to the present 
the here 
the now

And we know that the far away bit is actually a lot closer than we first thought