When the light darkens
the path twists,
becomes more difficult.
What will rise must have root,
the grace of a flower.
Let the earth be your ally
and the patience of stone
flow through you like a river.
photograph by Louis MacKenzie
On April 28, 2019
7 Responses to “When the Light Darkens”
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Yes, exactly this. I’m in uncharted territory, and I am focused on the energetic roots that make my forward movement possible. It’s not as simple as it sounds, in that appearances can be deceiving — shiny new age ideas and affirmations are not the same as roots.
Eloquent and timely Don!
Don….yes…let the earth be my ally…it has always been ready to do that…..
When something is trying to come through and I feel but cannot see it, the patience of stone is required. Thanks for this image of stone and water…both have their own essence of patience.
Don, I like the “What will rise must have root” insight in this. Thanks.
Root, stone, quiet, darkness are all part of the design of growth. Thank you for this poetic reminder, Don.
Good little poem Don – out there beyond the words, too many sun lit days grow spindly legs, with bobble heads blinded by the light, left helpless in a world of shadows – with earth our ally, on sacred solid ground, at home in the dark, the path ahead is sure, and another dawn is certain