Poetry for a rainy day

You were never meant to be unbroken

Hello.

It’s what feels like the 107th gray, overcast day in a row. Nature’s permission to rest. Take it easy. My body responds by curling inward, shoulders sloping to protect my sensitive heart.

View of Columbus Park, Kansas City 2023

I’ve written several letters to you already, not sure which one to send. It feels like each draft is close to what I want to share but nothing is hitting home. It’s not resonating, yet. Resisting the urge to push through or force just the right tone, I’m going to take a step back and share some poetry, instead.

When words fail, poetry can fill the gaps, entering into that liminal space where our soul resides. This is an unfinished, rough draft that first came to me when walking the track at the Y. More evidence that inspiration will find you in the most mundane of places if only you’ll receive. 

I hope this poem nourishes your heart like it does mine. Please pass it on to someone who might enjoy a little lift or reminder that they are loved, just as they are. And so are you.

Shatter

You were never
meant
to be unbroken

but don’t mistake
broken
for incomplete

let yourself
shatter
into the night

Like so many
fireflies
blinking

their scattered light

And when 
the pieces
go missing

when you
forget
how to belong

go on a gathering
mission
some starless eve’

with an open
mason jar,
call yourself home

Arrange
your life
like a mosaic

leave nothing out

Loved ones, I have a truly beautiful offering I’m creating for us that combines my gifts of hospitality, words of affirmation, and intuition. It’s sprinkled with astrology, inspiration + time and space for sacred gathering. This is what I hope will become a way for us to deepen in community, while nurturing our creativity. 

Stay tuned for a special announcement March 20th, the day of the Spring Equinox. I’ll be sharing more on my Instagram but this offering is just for us! 

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Do you have a line from a favorite poem you’d like to share? One you’ve written or another?

What do you like to do on gray, rainy days?

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