(Wendy Cabell, October 17, 2022, feast day of the (above) Purity of the Blessed Virgin (“Mary, Mother of God, you are the Virgin most pure because you are full of grace… You are full of grace, the Lord’s free gift and it overflows in you filling your soul with every virtue and perfection”), Our Lady of La Pampa, Our Lady of Milan, and of Saint Bonita Brioude, Saint Domna of Tomsk. On Jewish calendar, today is Hoshana Rabbah, the 7th day of Sukkot, which unfolds into Simchat Torah. Image from here.)
Yes! No!
(fall cleaning a la Mary Oliver)
How important it is to walk along, not in haste but slowly,
looking at everything and calling out
Yes to these honey wood walls, move by touch.
No to a tendency to stockpile, now a bit much.
Yes to presiding Icons, gentle nod.
No to long list “Must Transcribe”, oddly silent.
Yes to these honey wood walls
Yes
*From prompt: Freewrite as inspired by (and in this case writing after) “Yes! No!” by Mary Oliver; from Lisa Freedman's BreatheReadWrite, October 16, 2022.
