Stunned to stillness
by beauty
we remember who we
are and why we are here
These words were speaking quietly in my head as Callum and I hiked into Carman Lake this morning, two days after the Winter Solstice. It was so peaceful with the low cloud cover and light falling snow. These words are taken from a poem, shared by friend Jan and read during our yoga session yesterday. I love the thought of Winter Solstice being the time of turning, the time we wake up to life and ourselves:
like spring wakes, in
the moment
of winter
solstice
The full poem is below- it is beautiful.
Winter Solstice
Perhaps
for a
moment
the typewriters will
stop clicking,
the wheels stop
rolling
the computers desist
from computing,
and a hush will fall
over the city.
For an instant, in
the stillness,
the chiming of the
celestial spheres will be heard
as earth hangs
poised
in the crystalline
darkness, and then
gracefully
tilts.
Let there be a
season
when holiness is
heard, and
the splendor of
living is revealed.
Stunned to stillness
by beauty
we remember who we
are and why we are here.
There are
inexplicable mysteries.
We are not
alone.
In the universe there
moves a Wild One
whose gestures alter
earth’s axis
toward
love.
In the immense
darkness
everything spins with
joy.
The cosmos enfolds
us.
We are caught in a
web of stars,
cradled in a swaying
embrace,
rocked by the holy
night,
babes of the
universe.
Let this be the
time
we wake to
life,
like spring wakes, in
the moment
of winter
solstice
– Rebecca Parker
