As solar dance
spirals from old to new
pause
As solstice retreats
and sol’s warmth tenderly renews
breathe
In resolutions tempting
simply Be
Inspired by new year’s unfolding …
Be not a wall
obscuring inner Light
Rather
as waves sway
sparrows current ride
follow that which cannot be seen
to become that which you are
Inspired by feathered wings climbing currents …
Not in words
nor music
Not in lectures
nor pulpits
It is
in
the mind’s eye
where imagination
plays
previews
possibilities
we call
future
Inspired by the dance of imagination as it future forms …
Amidst bellicose
prepared plans
hubris & machination
They arrive fragile
in
birth’s wail
wonder-awed
ever curious
shattering
our glass walls
Inspired by the tenacity displayed in the fragility of new life …
Deep within
they lie
ever present
awakening awaiting
Virtue
Joy
Fulfillment
When vulnerability shared
tears purify
mutually may we arise
Inspired by arising together …
Be mighty
wield compassion
relentlessly
selflessly
joyfully
Be bold
as tender grace
in places story-shadowed
Be the Light
for which we yearn
Inspired by dancing partners grace and compassion …
Obscure not the spark within
ration not compassion
with abandon return to the Universe
all which you are
and blaze as light pure shall we
Inspired by reckless abandon …
Habits woven
control’s semblance lulls
horizon beckoning
Together
may we
hand in hand
leap from heights unseen
& discover dreams yet dreamt
Inspired by exhilaration while standing on the precipice …
At our centre
where that
which was
is
will be
joy & light
swirl
dance
awaiting awakening
to the exquisite truth
We are I
I am We
#WeAreOne
Inspired by the I in We and the We in I …
Arise
slumbering ones
release dreams
to be doing acts
free imagination
to aspire to inspire
May
in joyous risking
we one another celebrate
Inspired by the imaginative act of risking …
Seasons flow
transitioning effortlessly
through life’s milestones
As time passes
with presence’s practice
acknowledge each stage’s blessing
Inspired by seasons’ embrace of life’s unfolding …
No yesterday
nor tomorrow
only Now
Where joy & greed dance
mine & yours compete
that which we nurture
shall be what Is
What shall we sow?
Inspired by being in this Now together …
Every day a dream, a nightmare incomprehensible
I wander in disbelief.
Where can I find my muse, my merchant of wonder and delight?
I see him standing in full light, yet in darkness takes full flight
When dreams become a cry and nightmares scream.
I will be!
I will be!
Thanks, Iain. This is quite moving.