The sky closes in,
gray water and strong wind
surround the island,
dissolving old stories.
I’ve failed you many times
yet still I rise to the day.
Dallying is no good,
better to strike quickly
and release the inner gifts
supple and undying.
Hardened memories break open;
from the shattered past
the seedlings of love
lift into the storm,
fearless as ancient warriors.
The pure in heart
find strength in the wind,
courage in the wave
and against all odds
light the way
with inner flame
into the chaos
of the morrow.
Reading of “Lighting the Way” with music by Jack White
“Better to strike quickly
and release the inner gifts”
This one really spoke to me dad. It’s a tuff maneuver sometimes, the striking out of the reflection of failure on either side of the fence, but it’s always the way towards freedom.
An answer to the conflict in the world….Thank you!
Powerful. Pertinent. Profound.
Don…this really speaks to the urgency of the moment.
~ Yessssssssssss .. .. “The Pure In Heart” will indeed “Lead the Way” .. .. your words remind of courage and grace ~
“Dallying is no good,
better to strike quickly
and release the inner gifts…”
I should have that tattoo’d on me forehead
Don—the fierce and swiftly moving energies focused in this verse correlate perfectly with the whirlwind of spirit now gathering chaos and lifting all of it into cosmos of this holy earth: blessed are the meek
I love “The pure in heart find strength in the wind, courage in the waves…to light the way with inner flame…” This is exactly what we’re doing right now. We are lifting it all into the light. Just beautiful, Don.