Matheson Lake Regional Park

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  stephen kagan Added 2018-02-07

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
  Matheson Lake
  
  Sometimes we need to walk through the forest,
  slowly and deliberately.
  Then we can remember to listen,
  listen to the world
  beyond the pulsing of our mortal hearts
  and the simmerings of our primate minds,
  our longings, dreams and desires.
  
  When we walk slowly and deliberately
  we can follow the twisted old limbs of Arbutus
  reaching and opening to the world.
  And the wrinkled skin of the lake
  reveals the liquid cohesion of molecules
  gathered from the remains of ancient stars.
  
  Walking slowly, mindful of our breathing
  between Cedar and Fir rising to embrace the sky,
  roots crawling through the soil in deep time,
  the old monks of quiet stone rest in the ground.
  
  Sitting quietly, overlooking the lake
  The glory of the sun brings the scene to life
  while blinding us to the dark expanse of space beyond.
  The calm expanse of water shimmers with light,
  the soft unthinking moss crawls across boulders
  and the community of trees uplift their limbs to the sky
  a chorus resting between songs.
  
  Quietly, we share a meal,
  the bounty of farm and the labor of hands.
  We sit in communion and song
  prayers not for what we don’t yet have
  but for tenderness and courage.
  
  For a long while, I remember
  And sink into the depths of silence
  a mysterious and boundless place
  outside the vibrant ocean of this cosmos
  where I am something more and less than light.

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