darkness

Descansos

at the end of grief, old love finds you and you’re folded in three like a prayerheld by your thin lace chrysalis this wound –is the door from which you are emerging, soon you will be leaving behind the dry shell that was home nowmake an altar of all the things that broke you place soil from the land that orphanedContinue reading “Descansos”

the miracle we are seeking

Go to the edges. As with anything, the edges define, but we are not looking for any definitions. The edges hold the entry point – within. Start there: at the periphery of your longing; a small village of your desires has made a home in spite of the scarcity you harboured. Start there. * YouContinue reading “the miracle we are seeking”

Still light

Words from the Winter Solstice 2022. The fire thrives when we tend to it with regularity. It strengthens itself from the spaces, space which might seem like a lacking, or a loss of some sort. But this space in-between is in fact necessary, space that allows for its unfolding. To burn like this requires theContinue reading “Still light”

curse as blessing

I believe in the unseen. In the subtle changes of the world, the hidden workings of god in whispers. I believe that at fifteen, I was cursed. From the foot of the Himalayan mountains. We imprint ourselves in the things, the objects, the cloths that cover our bodies, the beautiful ornaments that serve us daily.Continue reading “curse as blessing”

Darkness is your candle*

October ushers in a sense of new beginnings. It’s strange, as around us, death melts the leaves and trees, as all that is green rusts away. I have always been in love with the autumn, with the quiet ending that it brings to life. There is a sense of peace that comes with this finalityContinue reading “Darkness is your candle*”