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I was Afraid

March 1, 2022

I was Afraid

By Amba Gale

I was afraid
no poetic words would come to me this morning,
surrounded by the grief and loss and sadness in the world,
as I am.

“Where is Peace to be found?” I ask.

And then
I realized
my life
itself
is the poem.

Additional Poetry

September 26, 2023

Surrender

Let go and love the way the world turns. Be with it. Allow it. Notice it. Even, embrace it. When you rail against it, you become part of the same energy that stopped the flow at the beginning. Be the holder of it. Know that it, too, has a destination to, finally, merge as one with all. Listen deeply to your heart inside and those things you know are anciently true. Trust in your essential wisdom to lead the way. The world is in flux. You will find your way. “All things must pass.” Let them go. May I be…

September 12, 2023

Presence

Dancing in the water, the bright orange sun winks at me through the branches of the pine. The ceiling falling is nothing, being present to such beauty.

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