what does it mean to bless?
there is a yes whose opposite is
more of yes.
there is a more which is not grasping
but a gratefulness.
there is a please which is not a plea
but an enchantedness.
there is a please yes more which is more ground than gliding,
more flowering than flight, more flight than flowering and
a greatness infinitely small and towering.
a tenderness closer than a breath.
a gentle gentler than gentle death.
a rushing river breaking banks to travel,
a grazing of the edges as on gravel,
as all the knots that bind pursuit unravel;
when all you have is thank you thank you giddiness –
this
ache far sweeter than a happiness.
My gift to you this year for Advent and for the Solstice just marked. For my Northern Hemisphere friends, may you now reclaim the light. For my Southern Hemisphere friends, may the light now reclaim you.
© 2018 rosie schriever
photo credit, ryan hutton
