Friday
Aug262011
Seeing along the Journey
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 07:33AM
By Jennifer Egert, Ph.D.
Good to be back on UM after also taking a break like Jon! I've been writing a lot, but poetry rather than blogs, so I figured It might be nice to share something here. I wrote this in the midst of a lot of transition, seeing how mindfulness practice helped to create spaciousness that allowed for the whole range of experiences to have their place... and teach me a little something. Enjoy.
IN THIS LIGHT
and in this light
things seem clearer
which does not presume
better
or dazzling
but rather crisper
along the edges
cutting lines through the haze and glare
leaving illuminated corners and pathways
behind
and in this light
tears flow more readily
which does not presume
grief
or despair
but rather a rooting
of seeds thought forgotten
or dormant
during the long winter and stormy skies
urging towards singular slumber
and in this light
a breath can be breathed
a note can be played
a line can be drawn
a smile can form
which does not presume
realization
or achievement
or termination
but rather rightness in all
its simplicity
and truth
and disorder
along the journey.
and in this light
things seem clearer
which does not presume
better
or dazzling
but rather crisper
along the edges
cutting lines through the haze and glare
leaving illuminated corners and pathways
behind
and in this light
tears flow more readily
which does not presume
grief
or despair
but rather a rooting
of seeds thought forgotten
or dormant
during the long winter and stormy skies
urging towards singular slumber
and in this light
a breath can be breathed
a note can be played
a line can be drawn
a smile can form
which does not presume
realization
or achievement
or termination
but rather rightness in all
its simplicity
and truth
and disorder
along the journey.
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