Nameless One
Gentle breeze
A mantle wrapped around my shoulders
The embrace of God can take you by surprise, and can be so gentle. And yet, deep down, you know there is something more to the embrace, that there is a calling, something you need to do and be. This was the experience I had that led to this poem.
The poem was written after walking the Labyrinth at Ghost Ranch near Abiquiu, New Mexico, on a balmy May morning. The first three lines were so self-evident as I stood quietly in the center of the labyrinth.
The entirety of the poem is here:
Nameless One
Nameless One
Gentle breeze
A mantle wrapped around my shoulders
Grand Spirit – cannot be contained
A mantle wrapped around my shoulders,
not for comfort, but for calling
Soft embrace – sheltered yet not protected
Unfettered knowing and being known
A mantle wrapped around my shoulders
Infinite embraces finite
a mantle
for calling
known as love.
