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Saturday, May 2, 2020

The Tree of My Being

Photograph by Raluca Caragea


I leaped into the mirror
of my unknowing,
climbed a distant hill,
with difficulty encountering
the Tree of my Being,
and learning at last 
the Art of Being Still.

Arms turned into branches,
waving in the breeze.
With all my leaves at ease,
my trunk grew strong and sure.
My transformation had come
just in time,
made stalwart, stout,
so that I might
endure.


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18 comments:

  1. JimMay 2, 2020 at 11:05 AM

    Great, Sherry!! I wish I could find the Tree of my Being, but it is probably too late for me, one of the 'old dogs.'
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  2. MaryMay 2, 2020 at 11:30 AM

    Ah, I love your idea of transformation, Sherry! Yes, you will endure!

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  3. anthonynorthMay 2, 2020 at 11:48 AM

    Great words on transformation and searching the soul. Enjoyed them.

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  4. Carrie Van HornMay 2, 2020 at 12:08 PM

    A beautiful transformation that comes from the experience of hardships and loss. I love this Sherry!

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  5. HelenMay 2, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    A unique and lovely interpretation of the photography. Have a great weekend ....

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  6. Samyuktha Semi JayaprakashMay 2, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    This is so wise and fab! Wish I get this kind of tranquility of thought.

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  7. FireblossomMay 2, 2020 at 8:08 PM

    That's you, Sherry. Wonderful self-portrait.

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  8. Jae RoseMay 3, 2020 at 12:58 AM

    What an amazing poem - it flowed so beautifully and with such ease..as if it came to you from the mirror itself

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  9. Kim M. RussellMay 3, 2020 at 2:03 AM

    Wow, Sherry! I love ‘leaped into the mirror / of my unknowing’ and ‘encountering / the Tree of my Being’. The pandemic has taught me the Art of Being Still. A wonderful transformation – I hope to come back as a tree.

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  10. TruedessaMay 3, 2020 at 6:56 AM

    I think in the looking glass you found your inner heart that beats with nature and you became rooted to the earth. Beautiful writing.

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  11. C. SandlinMay 3, 2020 at 7:28 AM

    An active tranquility. I love the way this captures the strength of the speaker.

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyMay 3, 2020 at 9:09 AM

    Thank you, friends, for the visits and the encouraging words. I usually have a hard time with writing from an image, but this image gives lots of scope.

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  13. indybevMay 3, 2020 at 3:09 PM

    I love the phrase "leaped into the mirror of unknowing"! You are in your happy spot and you will endure!! Stay safe.

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  14. kaykualaMay 3, 2020 at 5:35 PM

    made stalwart, stout,
    so that I might
    endure

    How it could be so, Sherry! However human failings or weaknesses are no match to the invisible virus causing havoc overturning the whole fabric of living, human decency and feelings.

    Hank

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  15. qbitMay 3, 2020 at 6:11 PM

    "Arms turned into branches,
    waving in the breeze." - wonderful.

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  16. hedgewitchMay 4, 2020 at 7:36 AM

    I really like this, Sherry, especially the leaping. Full of a feel of discovery, and of the patience of endurance.

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  17. SusanMay 4, 2020 at 8:12 AM

    Love, Love, love, LOVE! To leqaop into the clouds of unknowing is what I'd like to do, tho my entrance is often slow--so your mirror of unknowing rang my chimes. The vision is perfect all the way through.

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  18. Myrna R.May 7, 2020 at 2:53 PM

    I love this. I suppose life can be thought of as an endurance test and we surely need a strong trunk for it.

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