(Wendy Cabell, June 18, 2021 (updated October 1), feast day of above Saint Theneva (Thaney, Enoch, Teneu) of Glasow. On the the Jewish calendar (in 1834) the Spanish Inquisition was abolished. Image from Mull Monastery of Scotland)
Circled
As life moves along in procession, temptation's
to search for succession. It's not found. Circles
abound. One day lingers. Then another. Is this
what it means to mother? To hold a moment
softly, let it grow.
As life moves along in procession, night
approaches. As it's done every day until now.
Eyes closing, I look for succession. It's not
found. Circles abound. Is this what it means
to be mothered? Held and sensing tideline's
fencing, rocked
to flow.
*From prompt: freewrite as inspired by the etymology of the word process, and by our opening up process as covig restrictions are loosening; from Lisa Freedman's Breathe/Read/Write, June 18, 2021.
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