Let It All In
Let it all in
the habitual scurrying thoughts
about how best to use this time
the space heater warming the chilled air
of this October morning.
the facebook post remembering my brother
absent on earth since 2017..dead at age 47
My mother's sister...left earth yesterday
a few days short of her 99th birthday.
Let it all in.
the stack of books awaiting my eyes
the pile of yarn awaiting needles and my fingers
the watercolor supplies for the online painting lessons
with my daughters and granddaughters.
the candle softly swaying in the corner in the center of
my circle of women sculpture
next to the "wild unknown" tarot cards
today's card is "the storm"
yesterday's was "the thread"
Let it all in.
the thoughts still scurrying
although calmer now
the lightening sky...
no vivid colors of sunrise
rather a soft steady dispelling of the darkness
revealing the autumn colors of the trees
alive on Black Mountain across the pasture...
the chipmunk hoovering the bird seed
strewn on the deck railing...for the birds.
Let it all in
the email from my sisters
the text from a nephew
Heather's email spelling out the state of our country...
her words a grim reminder of ugly forces
Rosemerry Trommer's daily poem
"Because Last Night I Dreamed of You"
her words a marvel to my soul
My own post about "joy strewn everywhere"
Let it all in
The river of life alive in my mind...
carrying me places I have yet to discover.
I don't want to miss one moment of it
even as it slips so swiftly away
leaving traces and fragments
carrying me perpetually forward
with or without my regard.
KAStilwell 2022
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