Sail On (for JKW)

You always found

the best of times

were when you were

surrounded by Beloveds

in playful banter

and Loving Laughter

You always looked

to the Sea

to be Free

the Ocean of motion

churning its Way

of spinning our straw paths

into Golden Roads

our stray descents

into stunning Crescents

of restorative Bays

swirling Sunshine and Swells

in Transcendent Arrays

causing a Sacred pausing

of our persistent commotion

to enable a gazing

at Light ever-radiant

and Love ever-lasting

and Embrace all-resounding

and astounding

for the Waves

not only sparked

your memories

of childhood friends

and dreams you had

(and sometimes realized)

but also Mysteries

of Life unknown

where our histories

included seasons

where we missed out

on the Pots of Gold

but also reasons

why we walk along

shining like the Sun

sparkling on the Waves

and beaming like Rainbows

glistening in the Skies

and trying the best

that we can

in al the surprise

and in-betweens of life

to carry on

as we stumble our way

through these stormy seas

of grief in the rain

and we bumble today

through our passionate pleas

for relief from the pain

straining too hard to see

the Great Forest

for the trees

and enduring the frictions

of our endless afflictions

and destructive addictions

may we be able to feel

the Reality of it All

and kneel before

the Finality of it All

and congeal with

the Totality 

of the Mortality

and Incarnality

and Immortality

of it All

less by glazing

over the surface

and more by blazing

a Way through

diving down

beneath the worry

and emerging to ride

the relentless Tide

the revelatory fury

of the Waves

less to behave appropriately

more to engage Wondrously

and be tossed and turned

inside out thunderously

the rushing Waters

flushing salt through our ears

to converge with the salt

from our eyes in our tears

and the sweat of our brows

and our Souls 

and our fears

all the pain 

and the shame

of self-hatred 

and blame

being washed 

in the Flow

and the Rhyme 

beyond reason

and the Rhythm 

through all seasons

that reminds us

that there is less

to be learned

and more

to be Known 

in the Love

that ever forgives

and ever forgets

may we arrive

with no regrets

in that Space

of never-ending Grace

with no conditions

and no restrictions

as the River of Life

has carried you

to the Ocean of Love

on this day

of commemoration

we have reason

for celebration

for you, dear Jenni

for we are

Eternally grateful

for you, dear Jenni

and your inimitable impact

upon our hearts

and Souls and lives

and we are starstruck

with Wonder and Awe

imagining your radiant face

now always looking

at Angels

and joyfully dancing

with Kings

and perpetually singing

a song of Hope

rockin' in Paradise

Sailing away beyond

the grand illusions

into Sacred Skies

where there's no need

for fooling yourself

because you are

seeing your Self

as the Beloved

that you truly are

because the Mystery

of who you are

and Whose you are

is now fully known

in your heart

and you are

now fully at Home

and fully at Peace

and fully your own

and fully Free

abiding in that Space

of never-ending Grace

enfolded in the Embrace

of Jesus

Who sees us 

and frees us

to smile and sing

for the Day

and soar beyond Time

where all times

are truly

the best

of Times...

Sail on, dear one.

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