[Thespiritexpress] To Esalen /poem read at Pathwork

[Jan Conlon]

This is absolutely stunning, dear Toni.  My heart is filled with wonder.
 Love,  Jan

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 11:02 AM Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <
thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:

> *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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