[Thespiritexpress] To Esalen /poem read at Pathwork

[Toni Bernbaum]

Thank you Joan and Lydia for appreciating this poem…..It is such a reminder to me, that when I face my fears, when I become fully present in the exploration of the mystery of Being, when I am 
captured by the beauty around me, and the awe and wonder of the moment…….I can totally let go…..

and then life itself is living through me and is my trusted guide…….and no matter what unfolds next……..I am willing to embrace the experience!

To Esalen
Toni Bernbaum
 
These  eucalyptus, 
backs peeling in the sun,
Grow from the mouths
of Tibetan monks chanting 
to the rhythm 
of rolling tires
ca-lumping, ca-lumping 
with the sway and dip 
of this old coast road.
 
Rising up like seed syllables 
swollen with prayer
breaking the sound barrier -
the world quiets to stillness
radiance and breath. 
 
Hold steady the wheel,
velocity and vibration.
Hold steady the hand 
of this dream queen surrendered
to the only movement 
steering my life
in this moment now -
as I let go,
let go
into a windshield of sun and sky
a synchronized astonished meadow,
embracing everything
in the lap of this
timeless woven
infinite web -
 
Hold steady
Hold steady the wheel
as I disappear
along a highway
inclined on a barrier
at the end of a world.
 
Branches swaying
Monks praying
Car careening
Heart beating 
My hair is flying
My hair is flying
 
Tears are flowing
Tears are flowing
 
For no other reason
For no other reason
 
Than the joy 
Of what ever waits
 
Around the bend!
 
 
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