Such aching beauty in the offerings at this week’s Poetry Party. Have you stopped by yet? Pour a cup of tea and then linger with the amazing poems gathered there. Then write your own response to the theme or image and share it with the Abbey community. If you share it before Sunday, you could win a space in my upcoming online art retreat for the season of Lent – Soul of a Pilgrim (February 22-April 7, 2012).
Monk in the World Guest Post: Janeen R. Adil
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series. Read on for Janeen Adil’s reflection and poem about liminality. Thresholds and doorways make for evocative images; as a monk in the world, I am drawn to a
November 29, 2023
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My Tree
The trunk is thick
sturdy, upright
Giving structure
To strong limbs reaching skyward
Displaying strength
Disiplaying growth and pride.
Winter winds blow
limbs wave and bow
White snow descends
The tree snuggles under the blanket
Resting in the stillness
Sunshine brings light
and brightness
Snow melts away
Hope rallies with images of spring
Thankful is the tree
Thankful am I
for changing seasons
For new ways of knowing God’s creation.