“I am the wave upon Grand Traverse Bay”

Matthew Fox recently published an updated and revised version of his autobiography, “Confessions.”  I’ll be posting a brief review of the book here on December 26.

Two previous wellsofwellness posts, and this one, are invitations for you to his book.

In chapter seven, Fox quotes a seventh century Celtic poem that Patricia and I first heard from Mary Meighan http://celticjourneys.com when we were on sabbatical in Ireland:

 

I invite your poetic responses.

 

If I were to write one, it might be something like this:

 

God

I am the wind that breathes upon the cherry trees, apple and apricot too,

I am the wave of the lake on Grand Traverse Bay,

I am the murmur of a river’s rapids,

I am the warmth of the sun on sand dunes,

I am the moon and stars on the waters of life,

I am the power of cedars in the forest,

I am the trillium and marsh marigold of spring,

I am the soaring of an eagle,

I am the courage of CIW,*

I am the speed of a woman** running to qualify  for the olympic trials,

I am the strength of a mother’s love,

I am the size of the statue of liberty,

I am the thoughts of Laura, Joe, Julia, Rick, Linda,  Jim, Janet, Danielle, Martha, Marlyn, Patricia, Bill, Kathy, Rene, Lois, Gloria, Bernie, Ann, Kent, Will, Phil, Bernice, Jay, Judy,  Henrietta, Faye, Sean, Jennifer, Katie, Mark, Peter, Noah, John, Jacob, Andy, Barb, Bette,  Jean, Terry, Elijah, Sawyer, Jackson, Hazel, Sage, Indigo, Moses, Phoebe, Eli, Owen, Ben, Al, Ed, Margaret, Sandy,Olivia, Virginia, Tom, Bob, Annette,Joyce, Elaine, Nancy, Gary, Deanne, Ed, Kathleen,  Greg, Joyce, and . . . well now . . . all who praise God’s beauty and grace.

*Coalition of Immokalee Workers:  http://www.ciw-online.org/

**run strong run long, Katie Mcgee.

 

I do look forward to your poems of praise.