Dying/broken/forgiven.... now I begin

Born: 17-06-56....gemini.... monkey
re-born: 3-09-80
born again\found: 14-04-08
other notable dates: 10-03-68; 03-09-87; 23-03-96;
1-05-98; 31-01-02; 5-04-04

Interests: movement, stressed/transgressive embodiment, lived experience (body\space\time\relation)
expression ( word, dance, text, image, story, music, poetics)
learning, yielding......

Hopes for the blog:
offer up the wild intersectedness of lived experience and engage others in creative, expressive, perhaps irreverant, hopefully playful, and respectful encounters....
enact kindness
create moments of pause for disclosure, discovery, stillness

Friday, December 31, 2021

My mother is a time traveler

 My mother is a time traveler

a trans-dimensional being

she exists in space-time in permeable fashion

here, with us, now

and simultaneously with friends long dead

eerily, radiantly aware of her impermanence 

and confusion

frightened, sad, saucy, funny, and always, always 

deeply connected to the mundane

the small things

not so small at all.

 

My sister is a lighthouse

Solid as the rock that anchors her 

to the land and sea

She withstands pounding and crashing

with grace 

with grit

Resolute and watchful

Exhausted more by the uncertain calm 

attentive to the sounds of winds, waves, and birds

the small things of life

not so small at all. 

 

My mother is a time traveler

today, she takes her longest and most mysterious journey

away from us, in some ways

radiantly aware of her own impermanence

she exists in space-time in permeable fashion

here, with us, now

and simultaneously with friends long dead

The stars are alive with joy at her delight 

in the small things of life

not so small at all. 

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10 comments:

  1. HarlequinDecember 31, 2021 at 6:05 PM

    I have such sweet memories and gratitude for the journey my mom and I took together.
    Go boldly, Mom.

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  2. the walking manJanuary 11, 2022 at 2:05 AM

    My mom passed through that door in much the same way as yours H. Her last 6 months were spent making sure everyone would be certain of all she knew of times past.

    Peace be with you friend I think your blog accomplishes much of everything you set out above.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2022 at 12:10 AM

      thanks, WM--sweet words as usual.

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  3. GarthJanuary 19, 2022 at 6:17 AM

    22 months between posts - bloody hell Harlequin, you do keep us hanging on :)

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    1. GarthJanuary 22, 2022 at 4:12 AM

      But it is worth it

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    2. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2022 at 12:11 AM

      Thanks, Garth. 22 months of somewhat nasty and exhausting times. Getting back on the horse now!!

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  4. GarthFebruary 22, 2022 at 5:05 AM

    Hi. Perhaps I have misread this: is this written by Harlequin?

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2022 at 12:12 AM

      Garth--yes, it's me!! Sorry for the long silence. So delighted to see you here.

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    2. GarthOctober 30, 2022 at 5:27 AM

      Excellent news! I was fearing the worst there.

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  5. Shailyn Mehle (H+M)March 25, 2022 at 2:38 PM

    🙏🙏🙏

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