I invite you to savor the imagery in this guest post by Robin Tawney.
This ship awaits its captain, Blessed One.
It sits in dock at the edge of the world,
for only You can steer towards the sun
across that vast, deep, velvet darkness pearled
with stars. The ageless crew remembers well
lifetimes searching for the Passage: the days
becalmed, afloat on hot glass; nights a hell
of freezing rain, mountain waves, sky ablaze
with lightning. Those other captains? Frauds all.
Their charts? Disguised self-portraits framed in gold.
We drifted, starved, wrecked, sank, chasing the call
of sirens. But now You stand, as foretold,
upon the deck. Sails grow wings; we ascend,
to travel the heavens time without end.
Robin Tawney lives in Albuquerque, where he has a private practice in body-centered psychotherapy, and writes poetry about his ever-evolving relationship with the Beloved.
P.S. I shot this ship of stone photo in the desert ocean near Chimayo, NM.
Beautiful imagery — sailing with so many false captains, then finding the only Master who can sail above the perils — with new and powerful winds. Very nice photo as well! Thank you for a lovely contemplation extender this morning, Lesley.
Simply lovely. Stunning. All we have to do is remember, and surrender.
Fabulous! it brought tears to my eyes1
Thank you for sharing more of Robin’s beautiful poetry with us, Lesley. His words and images fill me with joy and inspiration. And what an amazing contemplation.
Thank you so much.. it is such a treat to receive an email that is uplifting and so beautiful.
Thank you all for your comments. It is such a joy to publish enlightened writing such as this. I am grateful that you are there to receive it.
Lesley, thank you so much for sharing this incredible mystical poem by Robin! His writing is so enlightening and I love the imagery he uses in his writing style. What a beautiful reading contemplation it was, and great job on taking that most incredible ship of stone photo!