Lacuna
Healing is the steady
shifting of seasons
the great wheel of life turning
and churning
forward
indiscriminate of
the ugly, the beautiful
the in-between
taking it all in
The body of the earth
with her thick dark soil
honors all that is given
What if we too see
life’s offerings like this
cracked egg shell
peach pit
flower petals
rotten strawberries
rancid moldy apple
sharp to the touch
stinging our eyes
received as nourishment
understanding the time
and effort
it takes to decompose
soften, crumble
become one with us
transforming to
miraculous fertile ground
to sweet possibility
Affirmation
“I receive the profound offerings of my life.
No matter how sharp, painful, and unbearable,
I trust in the acceptance of what has been given
to transform me in beautiful and unexpected ways.”
