inn of the winter wood
death fells the pine and she goes
from being shelter
to being nourishment
her inner substance revealed
in the stripping of her bark
softened she receives
the falling of the needles, leaves, and rain
into her womb
as winter stillness rises from the earth
made room for by the dying
i can see
far into the wood
Archive for the ‘advent poetry -2008’ Category
Vaga bond -2
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008 on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vaga bond -2
it seems this wall
with which i try to seal You out
is no-thing at all
for You will not be contained
by something inconsequential
as concrete, stone, or brick
these things are mere illusion
a figment of my blindness
thank God my heart feels
what my eyes can’t see
and continues beating to your rhythm
your hand the touch that sets [...]
the advent
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008, tagged Add new tag, women's spirituality on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Advent
the day the geese flew north in winter
and thunder hailed from west
as i stood in my back yard, entangled
in the lights and wondered
who am i
(again)
i felt You longing
the afternoon i echoed my hello
to every bird that squawked and shrieked above
to goose, and crow, and hawk with the red tail
as i mired in [...]
four winds – an advent song
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008, tagged advent writings, women's spirituality on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
four winds- an advent song
gather me, Love, gather
these scattered pieces of my life and draw them in
that i may be
wholed.
behold me, Love, and hold me,
here within Your heart
for it seems i know not
north or south
and east and west are spinning me in circles
so still me, Love, please still me
quiet me with [...]
Vagabond
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008 on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Vaga bond
how is it that i keep on circling You
that just when i come close
this wall appears
and i am here
and You are there
the ecstasy remembered
but not touched
and though the memory alone’s
enough
to keep me pulsing to your rhythm
it leaves You begging over there
on the other side
for me to let You see
my face again.
extravagant blessings
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008, advent preparation- harvest 2008 on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
o Love,
i am smiling all over
and all under
at the way You come into my eagerness
with your surprise
awakening my heart, alive
i jump right out of sleep
into delight
o You, just when i had thought
i was the one delighting You
You overflow Your Wild Extravagance
onto me
star (or breastplate of love)
Posted in advent 2008, advent poetry -2008 on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i am star
and you, o love, embrace me
like the night
my heart within your heart
that as i burn i spill my radiance into you
your darkness dances round me
as natives round the fire
keeping out
these predators of fear
behold my heart
be wholed
