Haiku My Heart ~ Pearls
AUGUST 28, 2015
Turn your face to love.
Life's irritations, a seed...
You. Become the pearl.
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I created this altar bowl
while on an art retreat in Hawaii in 2007
with found objects from a beach on the North side of Oahu island.
Flotsam and jetsam transformed
into beauty...
Life's irritations, a seed...
You. Become the pearl.
\*\*\*\*\*
I created this altar bowl
while on an art retreat in Hawaii in 2007
with found objects from a beach on the North side of Oahu island.
Flotsam and jetsam transformed
into beauty...
that fits perfectly
in the heart-space of my Santa Rosa Labyrinth
for the seven women who recently gathered for a ritual of
celebration and transition.
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For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/)
in the heart-space of my Santa Rosa Labyrinth
for the seven women who recently gathered for a ritual of
celebration and transition.
\*\*\*\*\*
For more Friday haiku my heart
please visit Rebecca and other poets
at [recuerda mi corazon](http://corazon.typepad.com/)
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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!