Category: Poetry

Spirit Sings

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Spirit sings.
Spirit sings only what is true,
what is beyond.
Spirit brings life, freedom, hope, love, joy, peace, compassion.
Spirit doesn’t need to be right,
doesn’t need to prove, debate, or argue.
She is content to sing for any who will hear
And never raises her voice.

If you will hear her sing
You must get very quiet.
You must be very still.
You will hear her whispers in the silence within you.
She has always been there,
like a loving mother rocking in her chair singing,
calling you to come and sit in her lap.
She will teach you the words and the melody.
She loves for us to join in her song.

©2023, Sarah S. Walters

The Heavens Declare

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at the moment of your birth,
the sun, moon, and stars aligned
in a pattern
that will never appear
in the heavens again.
points of light in an inky black sky
with no seeming connection
until you decide
how they all fit together
by the choices you make.
and in the course of a lifetime
the story unfolds.

at the moment of your (re)birth,
your constellation complete,
the tale must be told
to close the circle.
from your lips emerges
the details of a life lived on earth
with all its twists and turns,
all the lessons learned,
the trials and victories
and each locus of love
that guided you home.
©2023, Sarah S. Walters

At the End

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at the end of my days,
my final act will be
to split open my chest,
revealing my inward parts.
engraved on my heart, my lungs,
and etched into my bones—
every square inch—
covered in the Beloved’s name,
so that all who look there will know:
every beat of my heart, every breath,
every movement of my body
was for Him alone.
© 2023, Sarah S. Walters

Where Heaven and Earth Meet

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No one has gone up into the heavenly realms
Except he who came down—the Son of Man who dwells in the heavenlies even now.
Heavenly minded is of utmost earthly good.
Head in the clouds,
Feet mingling with the dust of the earth
Our body, where heaven and earth meet,
A heavenly temple enclosed in flesh
And filled with holy breath.
©2023, Sarah S. Walters

Come to the Table

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Come to the table.
It is here for you.
Everything selected
with you in mind.
There is nothing
You must do or say
to begin.
Come.
Pull up a chair,
and sit with me.
I’ll regale you with some stories,
and then
when you are sated,
you can tell me
where you’ve been,
how it is with you now,
and what you dream.
I want to hear it all.
Come to the table.
I am here for you
whenever you need me.

©Sarah S. Walters

I Name the Darkness

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I name the darkness,
and my chains
along with their power
fall to the ground
where they are trodden
underfoot.
Nothing hidden
will not be brought
into the light.
Nothing that is false
will not be burned up
in the Holy Fire
of Love.
O Divine, I am Yours
and You are mine.
I find myself
and there You are too,
You have been here all along.
You, a believer,
when I could not believe.

 Ⓒ Sarah S. Walters

The Moon Walks

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The moon walks
in faithfulness.
Returning,
renewing,
month after month
back to her place
of closeness
with the sun.
Each time she obscures
herself in darkness
from the eyes of the world,
her hidden nature
is bathed in the light
of that radiant star.
Though her way
appears inconstant
to those who live on the earth,
from the viewpoint
of the shining luminary,
a part of her
Always
reflects his glory.

© Sarah S. Walters, 2016

The River

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Do not think
that you are standing
on the bank of the river.
You are
and always have been
in the river.
You are part of the river,
and the river is part of you.
When you think
you are separate,
you fight the current.
You get so exhausted
From the work
of going against the flow.
Better to lay on your back
and float downstream.
Let yourself be carried away.
The river will take you
where you need to go.
There is nothing to fear.
You are held by the river.
It supports you
to your final destination
where the river
meets the great sea.

Sarah S. Walters,© November 23, 2021

Communion

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Jesus is calling.
Can you hear His voice calling
from the secret place
in the inner chamber,
in the place where His glory dwells
–between the cherubim–
from the mercy seat?

He calls beyond the veil
that was torn in two,
making a way for you
to return
to the Tree of Life
and partake
in His Holy Communion.
Go.
He will meet with you there.