Recollection of Grace

I paused for a while in blogging and journaling. After some weeks of intense work I've started to relax on some vacation time. Interestingly, a back that had previously been in good health is suddenly out again. However, I know that compared to times past it is but a shadow of what it once was. I celebrate this growth and release myself from attachment.

On a whim I was drawn to scan my past blogs and poems. One that perhaps stands out for me is No Concern of Yours. It is about unconditional love. Love is a subject that I think is tricky to write about, and a poem even more of a challenge. Love is a subject that's been worked in so many forms that it's to fall prey to either repeating, being cliched, or simply lost in a sea of subject.

But in spite of that I found myself exploring the idea of love once more, and how it sits alongside the idea of 'grace'.


Recollection of Grace

I may never read your mind,
nor know your deepest fear,
but of your perfect essence,
I shall thus strive to be clear.

Most meaningful of powers,
built upon joy's fuel of All,
the cause of such existence,
the source from which we call.

Just because I'm unconcious,
does not negate this truth,
yet I'm sure to strive regardless,
to one ending from my youth.

Yet so often forgotten
is love lamented, missed,
I celebrate endurance;
pertinaciously insist.

Yet grace is recollection,
a choice to live through love,
to know the nature of All,
beyond this joy dreamed of.

With this vision I now see,
may I accept all as they be.
May my deeds be set to justice,
every word a loving sea.

Copyright (c) 2009, Carmien Owen