[Thespiritexpress] Poem

[Shawn Carolan-Abell]

OH dear Taylor,
I had to read this three times. I got chills and the
hair stood up on my arms.
This is so deep, ragged and touching.
Thank you for this gift.
Love you so much,
Shawn



On 2025-04-18 7:52 am, Taylor Slevin via Thespiritexpress wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Here is the poem I read in class on Tuesday that many of you
> requested.
> Thank you.
> 
> It is my lived version of the Myth of Inanna, which is no longer
> merely a myth to me.
> 
> I felt moved to record my experience of the past month and this came
> to me during my morning journaling.
> 
> Resurrection
> 
> Losing her crown and her treasure of jewels, She descends.
> Shedding her fine clothing, She descends, arriving in the dark cave
> naked, vulnerable and frightened.
> 
> She is hung on tender hooks where the birds of prey tear and wrench
> her very flesh from bone.
> Muscle, tendon, ligament all torn away.
> Nothing left but bare white bone;
> stark, sharp, exposed.
> 
> She lifts her weary and exhausted skull saying, “It is finished.
> Into Your hands I commend my Spirit.”
> 
> She completely surrenders, lets go and collapses onto the earth.
> Shattered. Broken. Alone.
> 
> Mother Gaia holds her gently,
> supporting, soothing and rocking her sweetly.
> She allows the nurturing feeling.
> 
> Slowly, ever so slowly She inhales the fertile, nourishing earth,
> taking in the gifts of minerals and rich nutrients so freely given.
> 
> She raises her head and rises.
> A new foundation is forming from the unknown.
> Alchemy, Magic, Mystery, Grace all swirling around her, lifting her
> up.
> She smiles.
> 
> 💗
> 
> Taylor
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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