a genderless figure in black
throwing a rock as if in anger
in the same place not two hours ago
I gave the medicine of tears
& prayer to my panic
what do I do with my eyes
prayer & meditation
Re: prayer & meditation
abby 
I've come back to this a few times now, I like it very much.
It has strong visual images and I feel present when reading it. I feel the awkwardness that I would myself would feel being witness to the mysterious persons intimate moment and I like how that intersects with the narrators own intimate moment, how these two figures are having a shared experience even though only one is cognitive of it.
I find something about this comforting.
I've come back to this a few times now, I like it very much.
It has strong visual images and I feel present when reading it. I feel the awkwardness that I would myself would feel being witness to the mysterious persons intimate moment and I like how that intersects with the narrators own intimate moment, how these two figures are having a shared experience even though only one is cognitive of it.
I find something about this comforting.
Re: prayer & meditation
Hello friend!
It was comforting to me too Cate- sometimes my prayers get answered in a way I can recognize.
It was comforting to me too Cate- sometimes my prayers get answered in a way I can recognize.
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Jean Fournell
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Re: prayer & meditation
Your poem sets ringing a strong, fragile, fundamental joy, mostly beyond the reach of perception.
Thank you, Abby, on this day of sadness.
Thank you, Abby, on this day of sadness.
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Therefore know that you must become one with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the target —
to say nothing of the horse.
♪... for a while ♪
♪... for a little while... ♪
(Just a filthy beggar blessing / What happens to the heart)
Therefore know that you must become one with the bow, and with the arrow, and with the target —
to say nothing of the horse.
♪... for a while ♪
♪... for a little while... ♪
(Just a filthy beggar blessing / What happens to the heart)
Re: prayer & meditation
If there were a place I could live from it would be strong, fragile, fundamental joy. Sadness would be there too Jean, no less fundamental. What do you think I'll pray for tonight? That depth of experience, not the sidelong glance I more often give my life. Thank you for reminding me it's possible.