Early Rising

“The time just before dawn contains the most energy of all hours of the day. This has helped me become an early riser and an early doer…. When I wake to see that it’s light out already, I feel the world has started without me.”
(Terri Guillemets)

 

The dark still reigns outside
Stillness fills my mind
Desire stirs in my heart
The first light approaches steadily
It dawns on me
The force within
Animating
The light appears in the dark
Ideas fill my mind
Fire stirs in my heart
The dark steadily vanishing
It dawns on me
The force within
Awakening

 


Rise, Dear One.

You Do Not Have To Choose


“Feeling at peace, however fragilely, made it easy to slip into the visionary end of the dark-sight. The rose shadows said that they loved the sun, but that they also loved the dark, where their roots grew through the lightless mystery of the earth. The roses said: You do not have to choose. ” (Robin McKinley)

A subtle balance

So refined

So mysterious 

We are a dance

Of opposites  

A subtle balance 

So perfect

So unique


Surrendering 

Constantly searching for balance
At each turn and each blossom
I wondered as I walked my path
About the heavy loads
Loads we carry for so long
Sometimes we forget it is there
In the depths of my mind
I finally shone a bright light
Come Come let me know you
Let me be your friend
Let me show you my magic
The magic of awareness
The heavy loads starting coming
One by one, to be seen
And as I turned around again
They dispersed and transformed
The magic was effortless
The word was surrender
Surrendering to all I am
Constantly searching for balance