Wonderful stuff lately Jim. I've been meaning to tell you for awhile! This particular poem resonates with issues that some of the new moms I visit, and I historically, struggle with- experiencing the drudgery of babyhood, work and marriage as a transformational process. Can I post this poem on my site, with all proper attributions and links of course?
The wolf and the crow visited me one winter night, whispering, "Your true self is waiting, Your true self is waiting," and I snuck out into the cold and dark where I ate wild grubs of the present moment and foraged for bark from the tree of life until my clothes turned brown and grey and green, the colors of the woodsfolk, and I could run one hundred miles without stopping and my wings finally regrew and I disappeared into the sky.
"Transformations (Dec 15, 2008)"
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Wonderful stuff lately Jim. I've been meaning to tell you for awhile! This particular poem resonates with issues that some of the new moms I visit, and I historically, struggle with- experiencing the drudgery of babyhood, work and marriage as a transformational process. Can I post this poem on my site, with all proper attributions and links of course?
December 17, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Yes, please post a copy on your site. I love when people want to do that with my poems. Let me know where, so I can go see it!
December 17, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Thanks! How generous! I think you can follow the link to my site, Life Decanted - http://starrlife.wordpress.com
December 17, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Done! Thanks again!
December 17, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Thanks for this beautiful poem. I read it first on "Life Decanted" and had to come over to visit you.
December 18, 2008 at 10:52 AM
I like it, Jim!
Missing you!
December 23, 2008 at 9:29 PM