I.
Across the still lake
Cloud Eagle swoops ‘neath snow trees.
Forest and falls call.
II.
Branches shape a heart,
frame the lake, the trees, the sky,
singing, “all is well.”
III.
A heart to look through
across the lake. A new view:
trees and clouds and snow.
Blessing:
May our day
of slow sauntering
amidst the evergreens,
the Fir, the Spruce
soften
into smoothness
my heart.
For years I tried to be someone I was not. Then, a crisis, and then I worked, I prayed, I went in deep into my heart. I met teachers, and met The Teacher in myself. I opened to Mystery, sought and called forth Source, and found that Spirit moves through me, through us all. I wrought a work of Giving and became generous, honed, still, fashioned myself to serve, through time. The more I grew the more I learned to be humble, and to be at peace. “I am still learning,” says the Artist from the Ancient Well of Spirit…
Imagine yourself a leaf, being carried by the river. There, you will know Peace. Imagine yourself a feather being danced by the wind that carries. There you will know Joy. Imagine yourself a lake, rained on by the clouds There, you will know Fullness. Imagine yourself a stream, being a bed for the salmon. There you will know Birth and Death. Imagine yourself an ear, listening to another’s heart. There, you will meet Compassion. Imagine yourself a heron, fishing the abundant water. There, you will be Patience. Imagine yourself as a poet, facing the blank, white page. There, you will…
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