Good morning…
This short poem reminds me of two things.
- A recent walk in the woods with a dear friend.
- The final line from the obituary of our friend Tom McLain: “…carry on Tom’s legacy: say yes to everything!”
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“Yes, That’s When” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
I like my body when I’m in the woods
and I forget my body. I forget that arms,
that legs, that nose. I forget that waist,
that nerve, that skin. And I aspen. I mountain.
I river. I stone. I leaf. I path. I flower.
I like when I evergreen, current and berry.
I like when I mushroom, avalanche, cliff.
And everything is yes then, and everything
new: wild iris, duff, waterfall, dew.
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Truth sprouts green from the ground, Right Living pours down from the skies! Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing. Right Living strides out before him, and clears a path for his passage (Psalm 85:11-13, MSG).
As we meet our deepest, widest self in the woods, a fresh path is cleared for the passage of God. Our feet instinctively follow in the way of Goodness and Beauty, Bounty and Blessing.
Thanks be to God!
…Sue…
