[Thespiritexpress] To Esalen /poem read at Pathwork

[Riantee Rand]

Thank you Toni for this wonderful poem about facing fear and embracing the experience in 'the lap of this timeless woven infinite web.’ An inspiration for all!
I missed you reading it, I am so glad I caught the written version.
Thank you again and again
Riantee

> On Dec 6, 2023, at 11:02, 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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