Wednesday, August 27, 2008

One step back, one step forward

This mail is
the dance of my life right now.

One step forward
Go to University

Learn about myself
and others

about why the sky is blue
and how to discover qigong through science

One step back
Fall into sleep at night

dreaming that I'm running through the stars with my wolves

reach towards a life filled
with art and homemade jam,
resting against F's back
I relax into a life I am creating for myself.

One step to the side

Getting chickens
and feeding them fresh young salad leaves
just because they love it so much
enrolling for a photography course
teaching a class on facilitation.

Twirl around until my heart gets lost

at the thought of
letting go of all that holds me back

become a
bread baking
permaculture
art creating
environmental educating

wild woman
who wakes up singing and goes to bed dancing.

Lie down
under a tree

and wonder about life and death
how many of me will I still meet

and how it will feel
to no longer be
me.

Roll onto my stomach

smell the earth
the grass
the sky
and know that all is just
the way it should be

and that when I
roll over again
the sky will be blue

and the chickens
will be softly
singing to their
food.

13 comments:

we_be_toys said...

I love the way you write - it's like a song or prayer that lulls me into a dream state, where we meet and eat fresh baked bread.

Deep sigh...

thailandchani said...

This is truly beautiful. How much longer do you have to remain on such a treadmill? When do you graduate?

I admit to wishing I had access to many of those papers you write though. :)



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flutter said...

and you will be beautiful as you always were. As you are.

Reya Mellicker said...

Your wolves are so beautiful, and this post, well ... wow. Flying through the stars with your wolves? Brava!!

Mary said...

Totally wonderful -- writing and photos!

crazymumma said...

Wild woman.

What a spirit you are.

Girlplustwo said...

i miss you. you sound so happy, H.

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous. It is.

The former poet laureate of the U.S. and Pulitzer prize winner for poetry lives a few miles from here on a farm. I am printing this off and sending it to him.
xoxo

Anonymous said...

Sweet chickens. I can hear them gently clucking.

Susanne said...

Phew. I hate it that we have to chose. Hate it. I want to do it all too.

d smith kaich jones said...

Wow. This was quite incredible. We Be Toys is so right - the rhythm just lulls you into a dream state. Perfect. Photo. Words. Photo. Words. A PERFECT little seesaw back & forth. And " . . . when I roll over again, the sky will be blue . . ."

Absolutely wonderful.
Debi

Anonymous said...

love this. breathtaking.

Anonymous said...

"and the chickens
will be softly
singing to their
food."

For some reason this caught me, tugged at my heart. I don't know why.