108 Walking Prayers #4
The 108 Walking Prayers Project, is about intention and practice. There are a total of 1o8 beads on my prayer necklace. I use my beads as a tool to repeatedly chant my prayers. When each prayer has come to the 108th bead, I stop and pay homage to where my prayer had come to an end. A photograph documents each prayer. It is quite simple, yet very hard. Then from there I allow the chants to transform into a poem. I hope you enjoy what I have to share.
I faced death today…
Dry bones scattered at my feet.
A starfish died among a sea of stones.
A prayer led me to a bench facing the grand Pacific Ocean…
It said…
“Let me gaze out across the water”
I pause to breath…
Eyes swell with tears…
The memory of Alie returns…
She is the angel that waits for me…
Returning back to the moment…
Returning to my heart…
The circle of compassion has expanded.
Mother Earth,
gifted me a walking stick.
I wonder if I can walk on water?
Four-legged companion is sniffing with delight.
Wild yellow flowers guide me to a cliff.
A bed of green grass was already made for me.
My eyes trace the edge of the world,
where the land dances with the sea.
Father Hawk soars above me.
Gazing at the sun.
I embrace the heavens as it falls asleep.
I feel blessed to have lived yet another full day.
And I breathe…
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