I sunder the barriers
Of my confinement
Rise through the debris
Of my former prison
Grow roots in the sands
Which once shifted beneath me
And in the open air of freedom
Stretch beyond capacities
I could not imagine
Tag: Prince Edward Island
Nature~ Pic and a Word Challenge #390
Time, weather, neglect
Natural reclamation
Soon enough resolved
Grounded ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #371
Heaven and Earth
Aspiration and End
The latter latter
A reminder
Plant my feet
Firmly
On the former latter
Childhood Sundays
Wake
Drive
Sit/Stand/Kneel (repeat as necessary)
Hymn
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn
Apostle’s Creed
Reading
Hymn
Wafer (amen)
Sermon
Coffee and donuts
Drive
Play
Defiance
Bound and confined
Behind a fence
Of my own construction
Bindings tied by my own hands
Beyond
Beyond
Beyond the fence
Barren sand
But for one tough little plant
Velvet leaves
Belie the depths plumbed
By roots anchoring it to Earth
And if that little scrap of life
Can defy the sand
Then I, yes I
Can defy this prison of mind
Sanctuary
She burrows into his arms
Marvels again
At the sanctuary
Physical strength
In tranquil balance
With silky softness of spirit
Onshore breezes
Salt and sand flitter
Scents and sensations
Tingling
Everywhere
Especially her heart
As she nuzzles
Deeper
This embrace
Warm haven
From chill sea air
Before Steeples & Potatoes
PEI
As French as steeples
As English as potatoes
Unceded by the Mi’kmaq
“Lying in the Water”
Epekwitk
Renew ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #352
Once was
Vibrant
Living
Loving
Became
Decay
Barren
Listless
Now is
Renew
Reborn
Struggle
To be
Vibrant
Living
Loving
Spiritual Warp
Kindergarten
Five days a week
On Saturdays
His bicycle, or the pool
Hunting for frogs in the pond
Sunday mornings
He sits
Then stands
Then sits
Then kneels
Sits again
Rites and hymns
Echo in the vastness
And his mind
None of it makes sense
None of it ever will
Warped space
Surrounding one non-believer
In a continuum of faith
Serpentine
This serpentine life
I dip into
And out of
Joy
Into and out of
Despair
Into and out of
Love
Into and out of
Grief
Knowing there will always be
Joy and despair
Love and grief
Accepting that each will come
As it will
And too shall pass
As it will
Learning to flow through each
With gratitude
And compassion
As I move through life
All the while
Exploring the landscape
Of possibility
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