Fellow interfaith practitioner, island neighbor, spiritual poet extraordinaire, and – best of all – friend, Emily Mockett decided a few months ago to write several poems that she paired with my visual creative work. We’re thrilled to be collaborating in this way. And we want to share them with you.
We are each posting them on our blogs in close proximity to one another over the coming months.
This is the first one:
Weeping Willows
by EmilyJane Mockett
Oh Willow my willow
How Summery you weep
Your tears to the earth
Invite me to release mine
If not from grief,
From the quiet Joy of being alive
Oh willow my willow
How Summery you beckon
Your shimmery limbs dangle
Inviting me to dangle mine
If not from Joy,
From the private surrender of being held
Oh willow my willow
How Summery you speak
Your story of silence
Invites me to tell mine
If not from wisdom,
From the primal return of my innocence
Oh willow my willow
How Summery you stand
Your shape unfurling
Inviting me to welcome mine
If not from my dreams
From the co-creative evolution;
The Endless Summer
of Life giving over to Life
Oh willow my willow
How I am drawn in by you
How you draw me closer
Closer to my Essence,
as I am drawn into yours
How can I not weep with you
(You can find this on Emily’s blog on June 25th.)
Here is my collage, #85 of #the100dayproject. It’s titled, Weeping Willow at Pond Edge. It’s inspired by a photo I took at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, WA in 2021.
