Poetic Mindfulness

There are many ways to bring ourselves here now. 

Poetry is one wonderful way. 

The textures, the playfulness, the elements of a poem can swallow us inside a symbolic universe. Presence arises. We become the poem, as we allow it to live through us. 

The sound of a wave 

Crashed upon my ear 

Splashing blue paint across my cheek

Codes of structure emerged inside my eyes

And I could suddenly draw a wave 

Sing a wave 

Speak a wave 

As it had never been before 

With the totality of presence 

Behind the word 

Poetry, as any art created in pure presence, conveys presence. 

The state of being behind the creation is transferred in the art and received by the witness. 

My invitation to you today, is to write a few poetic lines, allowing words to emerge out of nothingness and silence. Simply allowing the next word to birth upon the page.

If this practice nourishes you, you can make it a daily or weekly mindfulness practice. 

Love,

Julie