May we Love and Be Loved
May we be free of mixed motives
Obtain a heart of purity
One that is set to will only one thing
Realizing the interconnectivity of the earth
Able to understand our role in our world
Willing to Forgive
Willing to be Forgiven
Ready to enter into a mess
Finally seeing change for the better
May we as the Tree
Sink roots into that life-giving substance
nourished to grow up and out
May we allow ourselves to be pruned...
when there are things attached to us -
that need to die
May we bloom and give fruit
To be shared - so that another Tree -
may take root into that life-giving substance
8.18.08
i wrote this on a night of silence in preparation of a new year as being an Resident Assistant in Smith Hall. As i reflected upon the summer and praying for guidance in a new year. this was my prayer for myself, my friends, and for the campus. It used the school theme for the year: Root, Grow, Bloom, which i rather like. and i have loved hearing reference and metaphoric allusions to it all year. it doesn't get old for me. i love the idea of having a theme that a whole community strives to understand and embody. It is a very up-building and connecting thing to do and it makes me appreciate and feel tied to the community i am a part of even more.
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2 comments:
enjoyed the poem.
I didn't go to Bond tonight.
want to go sometime next week?
i enjoyed this.
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