In the woods away from the main house I stayed for retreat five days and nights. The Hermitage had a small single bed , a table with a picture of Jesus , and a small pot belly stove, outside was a portable loo , and all the sounds of the universe , outside you could hear a loud sniff followed by a long wheeze, then this crazy clacking sound, wild deer out there. A huge huntsman clung to the corner of the wall . Snakes slither along the forest floor, and powerful owl woo- hoos . In the main house across the way two old people were teaching the wisdom to people who dropped in to say hi. They were the best of days when everything was clean and good , and when that fire roared inside my tiny hut I felt so close to the earth I felt part of it.

The night looks different/ where are you ?/ O to dream