Sunday, December 15, 2013

Mere Lullabies and Words





(Photos by Karen Crisp ~ Angel Fire, NM)

The birds sing me sweet celestial songs ~
The sun pours out its fiery love against my skin ~
Cool breezes nuzzle me
With gentle caresses.

Trees sway back and forth
A slow lover’s dance …
Beckoning me
To link my arms with theirs.

Raven, red-winged blackbirds, woodpeckers, grey dove
Join mountain chickadees, grey squirrels, curious chipmunks …
Allowing me to share
Their sacred spaces …

All I do is sing them lullabies
And offer up pitiful, puny, quiet words
Of gratitude, and love.

Take my mere lullabies and words,
Oh, Holy One!
Swallow them whole!
Work Your miracles of transformation and grace!

Spit them back out
As brilliant rainbows …
As sonnets to fill the ethers …
As shining stars yet unknown …
As Pure Light where there once was utter darkness …
As deep, mysterious, beautiful darkness
To showcase places where inner Lights burn bright!

Use my shameful, beggar’s offering!
Oh, Creator of the Universe!

Co-create with me
Some Grand New Thing
Out of these insignificant, little,
Mere lullabies and words.

~ By Karen Crisp