The Rim of
the World
for Jeanice Darling
At times, in
the expanse of our years,
each of us
must flee
to the Rim
of the World.
For
solitude. For perspective.
Our Holy
Spirits detached,
gazing from
a distance into the dancing waters
in the Well of Humanity…
listening to
the keening chaotic hum of Life.
In necessary
isolation, we shatter and re-integrate
in spiraling
waves.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Coming into
alignment … into integrity…
into the wholeness
of Being.
But, oh my
dearest loves…
the work of the world inevitably
calls us
back
into its magnificent
messiness.
Into the
joyous confusion of unfolding:
Life and
Death and Rebirth.
You’ll have
to come back eventually.
But not
today.
Take your
time.
You have
time.
Breathe
alone into the vastness
at the Rim
of the World.
Mend the
internal rifts.
Heal.
And when you’re
ready,
rejoin the Dance.
The rest of
us are here.
Waiting.
We’ll always
be here to welcome you back.
Nora Place
Morbeck
2-28-2016