This Time. Courage

Hello Dear Friends,

I had a short note ready to send you and then I paused.

I wrote a poem a few days ago.
I don't generally share my poetry.

And These Times Call For Courage.

A lot of it!


I'm starting here and now to be more courageous!

(if you don't enjoy poetry scroll down to your assignment below and a playlist!)

This Time-

“Be careful”, the west wind 

Whispered to my chapped, chewed lips 

This morning.

Don’t put all your eggs in One basket.

And most certainly

Not in that crusty container 

That’s been reused

For eons.

Shed the faulty fractured form. 

Ride with the stars.

Lift your ears to the arc of rainbows. 

Listen to the pounding rain.

And the drifting, towards you, Mists.

Taste the bitterness of hollow 

Words from the

—Same ole, 

Same ole— Mouths

On different faces.

And then

Place your tongue

Ever so carefully on the bark

Of the familiar red and gold hued Ponderosa.
 

Taste me.

Change the color of your eyes 

The cone retracting and 

Discovering anew.

See beneath the rug of discontent

Beyond the blame.

Sniff. Snorkel. Inhale the snow white billows 

That line the horizon.

Caress the bluest blue skies 

Give your moisture to the mother.

Can’t you hear her needs?

Place your head on the shoulder that

Far distant hill offers.

The emerald swaying grass nodding its agreement--

To hold you.

Lay your insignificant body down. 

On the sustaining green and blue Great Body.

Offer her yours. 

Sacrifice the separation​. 

-CAED

I want to challenge you to do One Courageous thing this week.
Let us know when you've done it. Click here. 
We'll post a list next time of all the courage we mustered together!

Anything goes! Be creative in your choice. And brave.

With care,

Carol 

P.S. A possibilities playlist for you!

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