This prayer surrounds me so once more
I am breathing with my heart
streaming cosmic oxygen, lifting off
the pathways hewn of light.
The entrance is exit and an exodus;
final scenes, only beginnings for
each pilgrim who has come from afar
and it is so for me, one more seeker.
Remand my small treasures to the fire
of life, then plant them into fields
where springs bring mana for the soul.
Lay me down among fronds and stones,
leviathans and guardians of the earth.
Call my name, the one God knows,
as evening turns, seeded with starlight,
brilliant eyes of angels shedding grace.
Take from me the extra, the allowances
made, my righteous indignation and its damage,
each anger a wild stampede, each greedy fear,
the assumptions selfish, spun out
like truth that reels off the tongue.
Separate what is not needed
so that I may hear with ears attuned
and envision with eyes of expectancy.
Carry me over each distance
to divine music’s majesty,
multi-tones moving spheres,
protection a resonant power
inside the depth of One.
The fractious are lifted;
fragile spirits surrender,
made brave with voicings of God.
Not only hope takes hold but
knowledge without regret.
Mend cracks that divert me from
discovering transformation,
drinking at the fountain of redemption;
reinforce these seams that strain
from pressures of the world.
May ardent voices sharing stories
born of blood and bone, of
the hunger for love, be daily heard.
Interpret the harrowing beauty
of our dreams so they reinvent
our living, set us free.
Make this circle born in the
cradle of rainbows shine so that
we are a lifeline one to another
with less failures of selfishness.
Magnify our knowing to embrace more signs
of eternity, quietude a guide.
This labyrinth of prayer
is one strand of the tapestry;
we cross-cross within the universe
as we travel in shadows of heavenly bodies.
We are never so lost as imagined.
May you find favor with your kinsmen/women,
and compassion be a torch of morning
and for each evening.
May the hand of hallowed touch
steady the percussive core of soul and heart.
May you find peace upon entering
and leaving your door, feet quick
to dance even a fleeting dance once more.
May the coming moments ignite,
then refine you with Love.
Poetry for the Living 