[Thespiritexpress] Poem read on Tuesday

[Judith Edwards]

Gorgeous Renate.. your poem brought to mind these Aboriginal women weaving in the following..

Making Mun-dirra - ABC News <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/ngv-triennial-2023-mun-dirra-fish-fence-maningrida-arts-centre/103186786>

I always get such beautiful visuals from all of the poems that are shared on thespiritexpress.

Thank You 💗
Judith



> On Feb 23, 2024, at 12:16 PM, Susan via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> Whew…thanks Riantee … just doing our work as best we can figure…
> Gratitude & love,
> Susan
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 9:35 AM, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you for posting this dear friend, I love it
>> Much love,
>> Devreaux
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2024-02-23 8:16 am, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress wrote:
>>> The Fabric of the World
>>> 
>>> Like a cat
>>> 
>>> I sink my claws every morning
>>> 
>>> into the fabric of the world
>>> 
>>> to reel in the day.
>>> 
>>> A prey, soft, alive, fluttering,
>>> 
>>> skin tearing.
>>> 
>>> I feed on what is to come.
>>> 
>>> The edges unravel in the wind,
>>> 
>>> and I am left hanging
>>> 
>>> attempting to grab the solid weave
>>> 
>>> where the fabric hasn’t frayed. . .
>>> 
>>> always a little behind.
>>> 
>>> Each day I do regain
>>> 
>>> the ground I have lost,
>>> 
>>> each day
>>> 
>>> with a little less strength.
>>> 
>>> If I connected with the area
>>> 
>>> where the fabric is still strong
>>> 
>>> I might take part in the mending,
>>> 
>>> I would find a reason to be.
>>> 
>>> So I hold things together a little longer,
>>> 
>>> even as the pretty threads I cherish
>>> 
>>> come undone all around me.
>>> 
>>> Thus I weave the death
>>> 
>>> of what has been
>>> 
>>> and the birth
>>> 
>>> that is taking form.
>>> 
>>> Then I let go and breathe the weaving that is me.
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