Rainy morning. Today the J Street Journals meet
here. It is mainly a social tea with Chris and Carol. We catch up with each
other and read a poem or writing of our own and one from someone else. Today I have
a brief Mary Oliver poem. “Instructions for living a life: Pay Attention, Be
Astonished, Tell About It.” It reminds me of Angeles Arien’s advice: “Show Up,
Listen, Tell Your Truth, Don’t Be Attached To The Outcome.”
Alone on the beach
Gray with a lemony tinge,
Foam blowing across the
sand,
I, vulnerable as a
shell-cast crab
Scrabble into hiding
Waiting for the newness to
harden
Over my expanded awareness.
Eager to keep eyes off my
process,
Hands off my softness,
Scuttle toward the
protection of Sea Treasures;
Old and transformed wood,
Logs changed by churning
Knots of growth and hearts
Strong against relentless
scouring.
Treading carefully over
cast-offs
Detritus of human existence,
Wind sweeping energy into my
defenseless body
Causing hurry into the
unknown.
Chords of power from the sky
Pushing only onward
Away from what was
Tears
From wind or wonder
Sadness
From want or hope
To find a Place
Where the new shell can grow
Spaces within
Knowing
The shell will fill and break again.
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