THE BALANCE

When the days were quietly getting longer and

Orion was at the apex of night

I sowed a seed sending it from my mind's eye

into the universe of experience and being.

I called it Radiance,

watched it plummet to the earth,

congested with past hopes, unfulfilled wishes

and one or two Cinderella dreams.

Yet the spark remained, whiffed with

new energy at the time of other balance

when the spring growth emerges leaving

behind the longer darkness.

The power of silence revealed:

Radiance is not just shining;

Radiance is being who you are.

Equipped with this large truth

living put it to the test

rising and falling with remembering and forgetting.

Being who I am, not some great star

but sharing my light, being my truth,

reducing far-fetched visions

to be at one with intent and presentation.

With path thus clear of hopes too grand,

Radiance can shine forth

giving celebration to what was, what is

and what is yet to be.

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The scales at this time of harvest

hold steady and even,

ready to disperse the gains

over the coming dark of the year;

steady and even, ready to platform

the future new seed:

Weigh.

Measure.

See how the balance tips.

Kaaren Whitney

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