soul sweeping

You don't have a soul- you are a soul. You have a body. ~c. s. lewis



soul sweeping


soul dives down
decides which body
to reside in for a lifetime

at the moment of conception
love lingers long enough
for soul to align with body

so anytime you hear yourself
complaining, it is not fair-
just be your own soul

have a little talk
with your body brave
enough to journey

let your soul speak
enter into the still pointed
moment of lift off

when the words
take flight, joy birds-as spirit laughing heartily

river sashays a prayer:
just your reflection in the moving water

slowly wisdom encircles
as the choice to spend
your life in soul's stage

enlivens, supports, relaxes
your body's aqueous environ-
a soft lapping of remembering

why you are here-soul's hand gently gripping
boundary-less, joy hugs, earthbound feet,
head soaring into heaven, waist and hips drawing

circles with the ocean,
knees kneeling underneath evergreens
growing forever skyward

roots, forever felt growing up-
bodhisattva:a living loving vehicle
for sweet soul's awakening


Kate Lamberg
11/15/11