Where do we go
when the Tides
become more turbulent
and the Waves
grow increasingly violent
and infinitely taller
and the Storm
of constant challenges
and chaotic changes
is continually swirling
and surging
and Love
is calling us
to resist the urging
for fleeing and remain
present and caring
in the Circle
of unpredictable Life
like compassionate children
who become parents
to their parents
Loving them
while ushering them
into their leaving
yet remaining children
who are grieving
all the while
in the convergence
of loss and Love
churning in confusion
yearning all alone
in fearful isolation
trapped in the tumult
of a Tsunami Zone
unable to move
to Higher Ground
searching for signs
of guidance and direction
from Below and Above?
i don't really know
or have a clue
except from experiences
with Beloved others
who embody Wisdom
that continues
in some sense
to ring True...
Stay where you are.
Anchor your Self
to the Ground
of all Being
(as best as you can).
And as the Surf
swells towards the Skies
bow your Body
as small and low
as it will go
Trusting that the Love
that is bigger
than all storms
and is the Giver
of Courage and Peace
to weather them
(whether they propel us
into manic overfunctioning
or paralyze us
in polarizing panic)
always goes lower
than even the grave
and deeper than
the darkest tomb
and cradles us
like crying children
needing the nurture
of another womb
where our grief
is patiently comforted
and our wounds
are tenderly tended
(and eventually healed)
and our true Selves
are renewed and reborn
(and eventually revealed).
So may our remaining
and centering and reverencing
uncover the torrential
as a Place
where we discover
the Essential
unmask the turbulence
as a Space of Transcendence
unveil the Tsunami Zone
as a Transformational Zone
an agonizing Atlantis
out of which arises
a perpetually new
Phoenix of possibilities
and Realities.
#Eastertide2023 #ForMaryAndLizAndOtherBelovedsCaringForDepartingAndDepartedBeloveds
('Phoenix Rising' © Karen Tarlton)
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