Be Filled with Light

Mondays will no longer be a "blah" day but a "BLOG" day!

As Autumn seems to have been usurped by coming Winter yet still there are four apples hanging onto one bare tree (mostly nibbled by passerbyers!) I offer these poems written in quiet moments on the estate. This season of gathering darkness can be one where we follow the rhythms of nature into more interior silence and rest -- or follow another driving force of our own nature. Four tuesdays in December are highlighted below as a way to welcome our longing for light. It is a contemplative way through dimmed sacred space and simple chant which may leads us to our song of our soul.
(and to writing haiku of our own!)

More poems to remember Summer and Autumn:

1. Haiku: Song of the Gathering

Bird symphony above the path,
Trees rustle, berry drops:
Winter closing in.

2. Summer to Autumn:

Ode to winged ones in search of seed:
So much on the vine.
Is that why you are flying,
to and fro,
at such speed,
Gleeful at first light
of dawn for the gifts
brought on
by summer’s baking long?


3. Haiku: “New Growth”

Planted softly here
Watered with care, Blossom
Emerges
Into
Light.

4. Haiku: “Released”

Awake, Freed from longing;
At rest, in God, like a babe
In Mother’s womb.

5. Haiku: Still Life with ____ (or are they kissing?)

Ripe yellow Pear leans
on Spiral Conch Seashell:
Tabletop tenderness.


“BE FILLED WITH LIGHT:”
DECEMBER EVENINGS OF REFLECTION

Featuring original poems & songs
and Chant
from Taize monastery, France
:
Come to one, Come to all. Open to all faiths.

Tuesdays, December 1, 8*, 15, 22
Time:7:00 - 9:00 pm (*Except Dec. 8, begins 8:00 pm)

Where: St. Francis of Assisi Main Sanctuary,
15226 21st Avenue SW, Burien 98166
www.stfoa.org 206.985.4338

A participatory Experience Facilitated with musical accompaniment by Timothy Malone, M.DivEach evening come into contemplative space, with votive candles andicons. Enter the silence, follow the chant with your voice, weak or strong, whether carrying grief or in joy … Connect with your Soul.

Free will donation. Cd's available for purchase.


INTERFAITH EXPLORATIONS

** BIG NEWS: MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR APRIL 2010:

The WORLD RELIGIONS series II

Visiting 5 different houses of worship in King County area, Including a Mosque, SIX WEEKS, APRIL 13- MAY 18, 2010 !

NEW CD is here!!-- Light and warmth to you!!

Mondays will no longer be a "blah" day but a "BLOG" day. click here for weekly writings and meditations:http://treasuresbeyondmeasure.blogspot.com/or go to http://www.timmalone.org