Alive to the Witness

On August 2, 2012

It’s enough to be a man,

to walk the path of suffering

by the light of kindness,

giving the gift of oneself

however imperfect

again and again,

intimate with Her body,

alive to the witness

of the stars.

 

 


 


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13 Responses to “Alive to the Witness”

  1. Nancy Rose Meeker says:
    August 2, 2012 at 5:18 am

    Lovely, Don. So much behind these words.

  2. keith Fairmont says:
    August 2, 2012 at 5:19 am

    very beautiful sharing.

  3. Soma Starlight says:
    August 2, 2012 at 5:42 am

    Don, thank you for the beautiful message of your poem. It is good to know such men walking the earth in this amazing day! Jesus, the Christ, was one. What a brave soul! I know he had that connection with the Divine Feminine conveyed in your poem. No other way could he have done what was his to do with such love and compassion…and with such victory. We emphasize the Father as true men of God. Lord knows the world is in need of such men. Remembering our Mother and loving Her in each precious breath of life grounds the lightning bolt of the Father’s all-
    powerful love in ways that are so sweetly palletable in our lives on earth.

  4. Rodger says:
    August 2, 2012 at 6:04 am

    hearts beating as One

  5. Lloyd Meeker says:
    August 2, 2012 at 6:32 am

    It seems to me that knowing what is “enough” is the wisdom of a mature heart, Don, and it shines in your poem. Once all the clamor of “more” or “all”, even the trumpets of great causes have faded, the grounded power of “enough” begins to take over. I think finding “enough” is the only path of healing for a warrior.

  6. David Banner says:
    August 2, 2012 at 6:40 am

    Sweet,poignant and true……..

  7. Athena Coleman says:
    August 2, 2012 at 9:25 am

    To know the essence of enough is a prayer in itself.

  8. Tom Walsh says:
    August 2, 2012 at 10:39 am

    Knowing it’s enough is a place of relaxation and acceptance… It’s OK to be me… As always, Thanks for sharing Don…

  9. Betty Doerr says:
    August 2, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    A good enough life, a life for good.

  10. Pichay says:
    August 2, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    “Enough!”…..yielding to acceptance of what is–the straight path to one’s smiling heart.

  11. Mary Caemel Witke (Sullivan) says:
    August 5, 2012 at 5:05 am

    Hi, good to read your poem, thank you.

  12. Keith Hancock says:
    August 8, 2012 at 5:56 am

    Damn . . . this is very sensual and mysterious and I love the witness being the stars!

  13. Bill Dare says:
    August 10, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    Just returned from witnessing the stars and what a Joy your poem is to this man.

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