[Thespiritexpress] Poem read on Tuesday

[Judith Edwards]

So sorry I spelled you name wrong Riantee 😔

> On Feb 23, 2024, at 1:29 PM, Judith Edwards via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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> Gorgeous Renate.. your poem brought to mind these Aboriginal women weaving in the following..
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> 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>
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> I always get such beautiful visuals from all of the poems that are shared on thespiritexpress.
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> Thank You 💗
> Judith
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>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 12:16 PM, Susan via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org <mailto:thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>> wrote:
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>> Whew…thanks Riantee … just doing our work as best we can figure…
>> Gratitude & love,
>> Susan
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 23, 2024, at 9:35 AM, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org <mailto:thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org>> wrote:
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>>> Thank you for posting this dear friend, I love it
>>> Much love,
>>> Devreaux
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>>> 
>>>> 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,
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>>>> skin tearing.
>>>> 
>>>> I feed on what is to come.
>>>> 
>>>> The edges unravel in the wind,
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>>>> and I am left hanging
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>>>> attempting to grab the solid weave
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>>>> where the fabric hasn’t frayed. . .
>>>> 
>>>> always a little behind.
>>>> 
>>>> Each day I do regain
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>>>> the ground I have lost,
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>>>> each day
>>>> 
>>>> with a little less strength.
>>>> 
>>>> If I connected with the area
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>>>> 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,
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>>>> even as the pretty threads I cherish
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>>>> come undone all around me.
>>>> 
>>>> Thus I weave the death
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>>>> of what has been
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>>>> and the birth
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>>>> that is taking form.
>>>> 
>>>> Then I let go and breathe the weaving that is me.
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