Today we honor our Mothers. Everything we love and all the hopes we had for how we want or wanted things to be. For I believe that women are called to mother, whether it is a child, an idea, or this fragile earth, we are here to sing the song of mothers. Yes you are called… will you answer?
Women- You are called
by January Handl
Harken…
the thin red reedy pin-point sound
the throbbing deep green hum of chant
the vast sea waves of white noise voice
that seeks reflection
on the ear drum gift
of your body of clay
awaits your attention.
Focus…
deeply on the silent part
of you that knows without
cultural censure
without “shoulds”
beyond the reason
that chains
the strength of the masculine
into an extreme
that is costing us this planet,
this beautify-filled, sharp-edged
particular channel
of evolution
to self-recognition.
Heed…
turn your intention
into the moment to moment
passion
that only asks you
to say yes…YES!
Listen…
the earth can only speak
directly,
can only be willing to
keep texting us via
the ancient scars, the fresh
pus-filled wounds
that surround the greening energy
of sustaining vibrancy
Center….
ignore the overwhelming illusion
of this modern world
turn toward the bliss
that whispers softly
that pours wave upon wave
on the shore of our hearts,
reminding us that we
are the ocean
the sky
the ground—
we are the voice
of being-ness
that yearns to
sing of its
LOVE
Offer…
open your throat
surrender your doubts
face boldly your tethering fears
embrace the flowing river of
intuition,
follow the strands of connection
that leads to the
truth
of our being…
SING,
More…
Be SUNG!
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January Handl
A regular contributor here at Bliss Habits, January Handl is first and always a mother, has been a preschool teacher and parent educator for 25 years, and currently is an early head start home visitor in her community. She resides with 2 dogs and a cat in Boulder Creek and and simply lives in awe of existence.
She calls her photo “hot tub bliss” 🙂
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Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Blogversary-apolooza!
January: I just had to share over here, too, what a heart-touching poem this is. (I linked to this from my site today because it resonated so beautifully with what I shared) Thank you, so much, for your beautiful words.
Thank you Lisa, I need to check out your site! how do I get there?
January, This Lisa is our own dear Lisa of http://www.LifeUnity.com Her work is being featured in the post “See it, Be it” on Bliss Habits today.
That gave me goosebumps.
What every poet longs to hear, thank you.
This is so lovely…. Mother’s Day is a tough on for me, as I’m not a mom but would love to have been. Still, I am always learning new ways to nurture and give to others. Or at least that still feels like my path, though I’m not a mother in the usual way. :o)
HI Tracy,
I always feel we have so many ways to mother, and I know lots of men who mother and lots of people who nurture creation…this to me is a vital energy we all have, and hopefully share, even if we never birth a child. Thank you!
This was incredibly cool!
I don’t know how I missed this at weekend, but I am very glad to have found it now.