[Thespiritexpress] To Esalen /poem read at Pathwork

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What a beautiful inspiring poem Toni…..I read it over and over.
Love,
Devreaux




On 2023-12-06 11:02 am, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress 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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