All Has Gone Silent
All has gone silent  Quiet in the breath  Stillness in the deep  It takes a moment to realize  That everything has stopped  Warriors sleep by the fire  A leaf floats down the creek Â
Galen Pearl
poetry
Liberation Looks Like Love
I began this year every morning saying a prayer I wrote asking for liberation, whatever it takes. When people asked me what I meant by liberation, I said I wanted to release anything and everything that blocked my awareness and experience of union with the divine. I recommitted myself to my practice of allowing, trusting, …
The Beloved Came for Me
The Beloved came for me  Covered me with soft lipped kisses  Enfolded me in rainbow robes  And consumed me in fiery embrace  All my longing sated  I grew vast in magnificent wholeness  Beyond the reach of reason  Blazing brilliant glory Â
On the Mercy Seat
I sat beside the creek  The ground blessed me with embodiment  The creek blessed me with song  Mosses blessed me with tenderness  Trillium blessed me with promise  Trees blessed me with wisdom  The sky blessed me with unlimitedness  Rocks blessed me with courage  Breezes blessed me with love  Birds blessed me with freedom  I sat on the mercy seat  There I met God
Lessons of Age
The young seek wisdom from the aged  What have you learned, I’m asked  I’ve learned that I am loved  And so are you Â
Winter Solstice
The dark of longest night  Gives way to coming light  Winter cradles longer days  The promise of spring  Suckles at her icy breast Â
When Truth Is Remembered
When Truth is remembered Seeking rests in its embrace No longer searching For what was never lostÂ
Released to Love
We want to pour ourselves out For our whole selves to be seen By one who will cherish our sacred revelation Here is all of who I am All my stories  memories   dreams    fears     secrets      longings       joys Now I am free Empty of it all Everything has …
I Am Anchored Here
I am anchored here  Embraced by creation  Held by relationship  Woven into the tapestry of life  In this one spot on earth  So rooted, my spirit soars  Unbidden and unburdened  Free to roam  Carried on invisible currents to other realms Â
Home Sweet Home
Do you travel?  – Yes, all the time  Where do you go?  – Home  But you are home  – IndeedÂ
Embrace Your Fear
Embrace your fear Do not fear it Cradle it in your arms like a baby Rock it gently And sing sweet lullabies Until fear feels safe to sleep And closes its heavy eyes to restÂ
Hubris
Fear comes from thinking  That we know how things should be  And if they are not so  It must surely be our failing  Trust comes hard  To those who carry such a burden  We walk this earth but for a moment  What hubris to think that we know anything
I Am the Beloved
I am the Beloved  And the lover of the Beloved  I am the Love that loves and is loved  I know this in my soul Â
I Stand Among the Trees
I stand among the trees Roots grow from my bare feet into the forest earth There to entwine the roots of all in the vast net of Oneness Branches grow from my hair reaching for the sky Dancing with tree tops to the music of the breeze Filaments of light reach toward me from their …
Reborn in Wonder
Each breath a death And then new birth Into this moment Exquisitely alive To die again in sweet release And be reborn in wonderÂ
I Love You “Morst”
My grandson and I have always had a special bond. He is ten now, and I know before too long, he won’t think it’s so cool to hang out with me. So while it lasts, I treasure it. We often try to outdo each other in expressing our affection. He called the other night to …
Only One
There are not many paths But only one Experienced in many ways The one path, though, Is really no path For when we arrive We realize We were ever and always homeÂ
Showered with Love
Those who long for love Look for someone to give it to them Not realizing they are showered with love From the soul of every person From the rocks on the mountain From each star in the heavens From the tiny violet beside the path
I Am Here
I am here Listening to the murmurs of the trees Telling stories to the ferns Deep in the earth Small creatures move in living worlds unseen While sounds and scent raft currents on rivers of air The hairs on my arm tremble In response to the gnat caught in a spider’s web Moss and pine needles carpeting the forest Whisper messages through bare feet And …
Eternal Flame
Beloved Oh to feel your touch of grace I ache for your embrace of compassion Take me to yourself Lose me in the folds of your sacred robes Free me from these fetters of desire And let me dive into the cauldron of your perfect heart There to melt in the ecstasy of your divinity And rest forever in your eternal flameÂ
