Deep Listening

martina2b Uncategorized October 18, 2023 1 Minute

When someone is deeply listening, with eyes wide with interest,

and heart open as a window on a spring morning,

it is like you are holding the empty cup of your longing

for moonlight,

and the scent of roses in starlight,

every dream of innocent pleasure.

Your thirst for water,

as if you had been a month in the desert,

the hope: as though you were suddenly released

through a trap door

from the prison of your ordinary self.

it is as though a miraculous spring of water gushed from a rock in front of you, clear

cold and sweet,

just wide enough to spout and let you bend toward it to drink,

sating your thirst,

misting the air near you so that your breath is made lighter and more

delicious

without dust,

greening the world around you.

Your weariness fades,

the doubt and cynical thoughts recede beneath this

waterfall of joy.

Published by martina2b

I walked the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in 2012, with my son Andreas. You can see our photos at "walking the Camino 2012; Martina and Andreas" at You Tube. I am writing poetry, and have published 6 small poetry books. You can get them on the Kindle, or let me know and I can mail them to you. You can send a check or pay with PayPal. I have on You Tube my file of photos of flowers at Filoli, which are a compilation of spring blossoms in the gardens over about 5 years. I also have a couple of recordings of songs I have written, including "the Widow at Arlington." I used to have a blog at Blogspot on Google, and am not sure if it still exists, but I transferred a few of the posts to this site when we had to make a change. I am interested in healing, medical care and support for both patients and physicians, and spirituality. I have loved and honored my teacher Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, for her tireless support of healing and growth in doctors, through Finding Meaning in Medicine, and the Healer's Art classes. View all posts by martina2b

Published October 18, 2023