A poem about welcoming the foreign within ourselves and the environments we spend time in.
Tag: welcome
Reverent New Year
Hi friends! In creating the poem below, I had a strong visual come to mind that led me to make this 3-minute video on the ritual of saying goodbye. It pairs with the poem. Enjoy and blessings on your continued journey to welcome the new year! Peace, Ally I stood on the doorstep peered out, squinted strenuous awaiting the arrival of you. Time passed staring at the clouds, counting cracks, wishing you were here already. The time grew close, I felt the pulse of your arrival near. This is when I took the wisps of two thousand seventeen, the…
Reclaiming Creative Space
Hello creative companions, It’s been a while! I’m not sure what season you may be in these days. It may be summer outside your window, but winter in your heart. For me, I’ve been living summer but desiring fall. Summer is extroverted! She’s lively! She’s exciting! She’s a tad… exhausting. After a while, I dream of cool mornings and warm cups of tea. I long for the rustle of leaves and the quiet harvest reaped after an active, working summer. This on-the-go, unpredictable spirit of summertime has had my head spinning on more than one occasion. The truth is, each…
Come In! (When You’re Tired of the Hate)
You’re here! Come in, come in. Welcome to this space. Would you like a cup of coffee? I see the sparkle in your eyes, our stories begin to spill. Tales that make our sides hurt and our teeth gleam. Our laughter, joyful music to the heavens above. Wrinkled frog necks are recalled, cheesecake splayed across the counter scooped up swiftly by spoons, alliances gone bad during games of Risk, and old Mr. O’Neill dressed as Julius Caesar. Our mutual affirmation as edge dwellers binds us as confidantes. You and I, teasers to one another when Sophia, Nadia and Wisdom walk…