Seeing along the Journey

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.