In thier turn, in our turn, as the world turns, as the ground is Some new curled fuzzy fronds will emerge and spring upĪwaiting their turn to receive the mantle of handkerchief leaves. Some fronds will survive the winter, some will succumb to Large maple leaves drape themselves like lace parchment Helebores face down as though straining to remember their beginning Some branches resting on the bottom of the lake, their roots undercutįebruary often has these crisp, clear days days when our bones warm a little,Īnd the brittle ice on the bird bath breaks early in the day. Trees fallen on the path, vivisected, allowing pilgrims passage. Our footsteps echoed off the soft firm path of years’ debris, stacy wills at a magic mom and her mandalas How does the awareness of Ash Wednesday shape your commitment for the Lenten season ahead? This week’s Poetry Party is an invitation to explore through poetic imagery the reality of our shared limits and what stirs in us in response. Return, renew your commitment, begin again. “Return to me with your whole heart,” says the prophet Joel in the opening scripture for this service. The reminder of our mortality is meant to confront us with the preciousness of our days and demands that we ask how we want to spend our time. I love this beginning to the season of conversion and re-ordering of priorities. During the imposition of ashes at the Ash Wednesday service some of us will hear the words “from dust you came and to dust you shall return.” The ashes are a tangible reminder of our temporal bodies.
Leave them in the comments or email me and I’ll add them to the body of the post as they come in along with a link back to your blog if you have one (not required to participate!) 32! I select an image and suggest a title and invite you to respond with your poems, words, reflections, quotes, song lyrics, etc.
#FOR FROM DUST YOU CAME SERIES#
Saints & Animals art series by David Hollington.Sacred Time art series by Alexi Francis.Monk in the World art series by Kristin Noelle.Mary block print art series by Kreg Yingst.Join the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks.
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