Words run through me

Maybe it’s the full moon
that has got me all wild eyed and crazy tonight

This lilting tune she’s whistling…
has me spouting poetry left and right

I can’t help but get out of bed
and dance

Words run through me
like salmon in the river,
swimming swiftly with the sea in their blood

This is the cultivation of articulation

I draw arrows fitted together of image and metaphor from my quiver,
pluck the string of my bow teasing its ability,
for I and she are but instruments
These offerings are gifted from the Goddess

I shoot from the heart, and I aim for the heart
These arrows leave my mouth and soar,
singing for love of the moon, the sun, the stars
and all that basks in the glow above and below.

If one day dictionaries and thesauruses split their seams
and fly off the shelves bursting with thousands of newborn expressions
in ecstatic and overflowing praise for the Divine
I will be there to pick up the pieces of color and shape
and sound and sensation and I will weave
illustrious and vibrant tapestries of context for the seen and the unseen,
and especially for this feeling inside that makes me swoon to be alive.

Often I have wished that we had more language
to speak adequately to the glory of this existence
I used to get quite sad about it

But now I realize, the whole point in this seeming lack
of expanse in prose to capture this bliss is so
we can have so much fun falling over ourselves trying

Speaking to Love : Prayers for the Sacred

the majesty of creation that we are:
microcosm of the whole of existence,
We are here to live as Prayer
Yes:
Living,
Breathing
Prayer

The time of fighting and distrust and hurt
that has been moving through us
for the last thousands of years is coming to an end
let us continue to cull from our lives that which does not serve us
all existence offers her embrace
in the coming together of WE
the sicknesses of our people are leaving as we remember
who We are
indeed, all that is hurting us now was born of the lack of love
this is a time of great healing;
the sweet wellness we know in our souls
is growing as we pray

as we open our hearts to faith
cultivate the courage to shine in our authenticity
stand steadfast in love
speak truth, act in patience and compassion
we bless ourselves, we bless all that is
and we are blessed in return

the sacred is alive everywhere
this universe exists and thrives on love
let us nourish Spirit with our praise and exaltation

in all we do, may we move towards what is beautiful
carry reverence for the Divine with every step,
feed the sacred with music and dance
lace shimmering fibers of spoken word and lyric sung
through the core of our being
let us lift our voices, make offerings of tone in humming,
give rhythm in drumming, beat feathers against air,
burn sacred smoke.

this transformation we are in
is an awakening to again acknowledge and honor beauty,
and adorn all that is with love

by doing what we love
and loving all we do
honing our skills in craft, cultivating mastery in how we live
as we offer praise for all that is holy, we are made holy
We are made whole

let us return to the source, rest in the stillness of love
to invoke ever deepening presence
this is time for us to initiate one another

may we gather in celebration
may we be steeped in glory
in the temple of the body may we walk with grace

in the naming of the Sacred,
offering eloquent language in thanks for all that is
we sing life into being
may these flowers of gratitude drop from our lips,
fertilize the barren soil of the earth,
and soak the parched desert of our souls
all of life is inviting us to remember our divinity
to awaken and partake in the abundance and communion that is ours

She told me: keep speaking to love, and never cease. Truth be alive in me

I am so blessed.
Deep clarity, understanding and acceptance am I
Courageous brilliant shining star am I
Wise that I am beautiful, organically
Thank you Kate for writing that line

Goddess am I
Warrior am I
Light am I
Priestess am I

I bless myself
I am walking the way Spirit moves me
I regret nothing

I honor myself, the universe in me, the God in me
I am held in love
I am doing exactly what I am here to do, to be
and I am supported

All my relations and all that moves, walks with me
I love my family, my blood, my community, my sisters, brothers:
peers, teachers, tribe

I am here to live in the light, and like feeds like
I give thanks for the presence of all of you in my life

What amazing transformations have moved in me this year
I continue to be humbled
and assured that I am beauty,
I am worthy