Fall Equinox 2011
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
Vessel of nights growing longer
as I hold the pinpoint of sun
close to my heart
where I yearn
this time of falling
for your sweet touch
and kiss
and the way your heart
beat beneath my hand
and close to my own heart...
as I hold the pinpoint of sun
close to my heart
where I yearn
this time of falling
for your sweet touch
and kiss
and the way your heart
beat beneath my hand
and close to my own heart...
Where I hear
you walk up the stairs
to greet me
in this evening that grows ever darker...
So I can walk
this path of balance
into the day
that will lengthen
even as it shortens
in this moment as
I pause,
remember,
and walk on deeper
into this falling day of life...
you walk up the stairs
to greet me
in this evening that grows ever darker...
So I can walk
this path of balance
into the day
that will lengthen
even as it shortens
in this moment as
I pause,
remember,
and walk on deeper
into this falling day of life...
Thank you Chaela
for reminding me to walk the zen path...
Pictures of my offering for the 2011 Calabash
and marking this week
of Milton's leaving.
for reminding me to walk the zen path...
Pictures of my offering for the 2011 Calabash
and marking this week
of Milton's leaving.
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Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!