[Thespiritexpress] Poem for Gracee

[roz at mcn.org]

> Her expansive exhuberance, her lust for life, love for beauty and for
all of creation

Roz


Her smile.  Her softness.  Her acceptance.  Her transcendence.
> Dani
>
> On 4/26/21 10:14 AM, lee michel alley via Thespiritexpress wrote:
>> Gracee liked to say “one breath at a time”, whenever I asked how she
>> was doing.That phrase would fit well into a poem, I think.
>> Love,Lee
>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 9:04 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress
>>> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org
>>> <mailto:thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Phrases for Gracee
>>> xoxox
>>> R
>>> The living, in her dying, sought transformation
>>> and became the world she was seeking.
>>> We hold you in our eternal embrace,
>>> we love and at once omniscient, unlimited, indivisible,
>>> we all love.
>>>
>>>> On Apr 25, 2021, at 09:15, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress
>>>> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org
>>>> <mailto:thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Dear Ones,
>>>> I just received this note from Raven, who is a wonderful poet,
>>>> (among many other gifts of wonder she offers.) Many of you will
>>>> remember Raven from the initial  Mastery Groups….in fact, it was Raven
>>>> who turned Ron and I on to the Way of Mastery Book all those many
>>>> years ago.
>>>> Anyway……she is putting together a poem for Gracee and this is an
>>>> invitation to all who knew Gracee to participate.
>>>>
>>>> There is a reference in the email to a memorial which I am not aware
>>>> of……so just to affirm, as soon as Ron and I get the instructions
>>>> from Gracee’s executive of her will, exactly what Gracee requested
>>>> for her Memorial Service zoomed from Spirit House, we will indeed be
>>>> letting you know the date.
>>>>
>>>> With love to all,
>>>> Toni
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>
>>>>> *From: *Raven Blakely <ravenb at mcn.org <mailto:ravenb at mcn.org>>
>>>>> *Subject: **Poem for Gracee*
>>>>> *Date: *April 25, 2021 at 8:36:18 AM PDT
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear friends of Gracee
>>>>>
>>>>> June has asked me to write a poem about Gracee and sent me a few
>>>>> words that she wrote down from the memorial… But I was thinking
>>>>> maybe you all could help write the poem by sending me a line or two
>>>>> about Gracie and then I can sew it all together…
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't worry about the wording... poems have a tendency to put
>>>>> themselves together… And don't try to hard to make it really
>>>>> flowery or poetic… And it certainly doesn't need to rhyme… Or you
>>>>> can just send me an idea or two and I'll be happy to turn it into a
>>>>> poem...
>>>>> So what do you think? Do you want to help me write a poem for
>>>>> Gracee? If so send me your words… please remember this is a poem
>>>>> not a book… So don't send me pages! LOL
>>>>> Please send by April 30
>>>>> By the way if you can think of anybody else that would like to
>>>>> participate in this project that knew Gracie please forward this
>>>>> email to them....And if I forgot anybody I do apologize… I have a
>>>>> puppy on my lap trying to eat my jacket and my chair and my shoes
>>>>> yes ...yikes
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
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