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Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Sleeper, Before She Wakes


This is Day Three of the Soul Journey I am making with Elizabeth Crawford at Soul's Music, based on Soul Cards created by Deborah Koff-Chapin, of the Center for Touch Drawing at http://www.touchdrawing.com/

The image that sparked this poem is of a woman, at the foot of a bare-branched tree. She is sleeping, and a gentle creature, perhaps an antelope, stands over her, as if in protection. On the top left branch of the tree, an amorphous cloud-like face seems to be suggested. When I looked at it, these words sprang immediately to mind.

There is a face
peering 'neath
tree branches
at the Sleeper,
who is being
tenderly guarded
by her companion,
a creature
of the wild.

The wind murmurs
a lullaby,
low and keening.
The last leaf rustles,
and gently falls.

It is a journey.
It is all a journey.

Rest softly,
Sleeper,
the better to
walk on
when morning comes.
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14 comments:

  1. ElizabethApril 3, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Incredible Sherry. Love what you have done with the image. And thanks so much for taking this Soul Journey with me. We wild things must stick together, lol.

    Elizabeth

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyApril 3, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    I am loving this journey. Messages are pouring in on every side.

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  3. flaubertApril 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    "The wind murmurs
    a lullaby,
    low and keening.
    The last leaf rustles,
    and gently falls."
    Lovely writing, Sherry.

    Pamela

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  4. Lynette KillamApril 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    A lovely and soothing reminder that it is the journey that matters, that must be honoured and acknowledged no matter where it takes us. It is the journey that makes us who we are...

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  5. Magical Mystical TeacherOctober 21, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    If it is all a journey, then the journey continues even in sleep, does it not? :)

    Whirling with Robert Bly

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  6. SerenaOctober 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Lovely poem... your imagination stirs my soul and then sparks into inspiration. I love when you write on this level and I love what you see when you glance into an image such as this... your words feed my spirit so I too can fly...

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  7. MaryOctober 21, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    I love that the sleeper is being guarded by a creature of the wild. And yes, after rest, it is easier to continue on the next day.

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  8. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerOctober 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Tender write--it must have touched you--it certainly has me

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  9. Eileen T O'Neill .....October 21, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Sherry,

    Such a serene and peacful piece of writing, which suits the image very well. A lady who is wise to have the energy for the rest of her journey, but being cared for, while she slumbers...A prayer Sherry:)

    Sunday Greetings,
    Eileen

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  10. BarbaraOctober 21, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    Very touching take on the picture. I loved "it's ALL a journey."

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  11. AnonymousOctober 21, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    The line about all being a journey really transforms the piece. Wind and falling leaves and sleeping are given a new dimension with that perspective.

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  12. Bing YapOctober 21, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    that's a beautiful message, sherry. i have a whole set of soul cards and they also helped me understand myself better. in every journey, one must always take time to rest. things always get better in the morning. ;)

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  13. my heart's love songsOctober 22, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    and the journey is all...

    a lovely interpretation of the image, Sherry!

    ♥

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  14. rchOctober 26, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    I like it, isn't it great when the words come so easily?

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