Friday, July 30, 2010

The Hem




















If we’re not supposed to dance,
Why all this music?

(Line from a Gregory Orr poem)

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sometimes we pray and meditate
sometimes we sing and dance...laugh and emote

sometimes we call out to God
surrender
swell

crack open

pour out

sometimes we forget to pay a bill
sometimes we buy shampoo...or make a phone call

sometimes we dust
sometimes we pick our noses

mundane
human
puzzling

strange

in between is wonder, awe and mystery
the threads stitching the two worlds together

hemmed
the sunlight on the leaves

quiet shadows

petals slowly revealing

clouds
ladybugs in your child's hand
hugs

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I am happy to live on the hem.

Photo - A painted rock in the landscaping of a elementary school yard.
I took this picture last winter.

3 comments:

  1. Jenny,
    I like the new look and the banner. I love Gregory Orr and I know that poem. Yes, it is a fine hemline between the quotidian and the numinous. I too am happy to live on the "hem."Thank you for sharing what is real always.
    Noelle

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  2. The blog looks amazing...I love the pictures at the top. Absolutely gorgeous!

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  3. 'in between is wonder, awe and mystery
    the threads stitching the two worlds together'

    may it be always....

    lovely banner and new blog look dear lady...

    good stuff,
    todd

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