For the Journey: Poetry About Wisdom

by William Britten | Consent Cycles, Being, Meditations on the Tarot

Poetry about wisdom for the peacemaker inside

For the Journey: a Consent Cycle

ORIENTATION

Three companions for the way:
lantern, mantle, staff.

Light enough for the next step.
Warmth kept close.
Ground that can be met.

I do not know the distance.
I carry what is given.

The path continues.

 MORNING ALIGNMENT

I take up the lantern.
I draw the mantle close.
I lift the staff.

What I need for the day
is in my hand.

I walk.

 EVENING RELEASE

I set the lantern down.
I loose the mantle.
I lean the staff aside.

What carried me today
I release into rest.

I am held now.