This is a time of fullness
full moon
earth brimming to blossom
hearts flooded
love, life nectar and laughter overflowing
this is a time of remembrance
bringing us back
recall, revere
so we can learn the next generation of the dream
reinsight the wisdom of the ages
that have birthed us so boldly
to be telling these tales in the heart soul of this distant land
I call forth the elements:
WATER – sustains us
multitudes rushing into union
waves gently rocking upon the shores
calling wildly, eternal rhythms
WIND – knows no place
careening through the caverns of our days
birthing sound, breath
EARTH – abundance, saturation
persistence of growth
we taste the springing up
FIRE – consume, destroy, illuminate
warmth laps its ferocious tongue
contagious, rambunctious, free
knows its own grace
EACH OTHER –
we have journeyed many miles upon unsuspecting paths
to find ourselves here together
in a land of our own making
we will speak new words tonight of an old story
we will bless this union
and this sacred moment that invites us into memory
through the bounds of enslavement
into this unfolding liberation
here and now
so we may begin to reimagine the faces of our freedom
drenched in the delicacy of our dreams.
– Lisa Kagan – |