By Vivian Wagner
Earth,
I’m sorry.
We don’t know
what we’re doing, what
we’ve done, what we’re going
to do. We only know our
names, and yours, and the particular gray
of the clouds this morning, as they shroud
the moon watching over us all, a witness to
the ways we walk dogs, kiss daughters, and keep trying.
First published in What Rough Beast.
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.
I love this poem. Thank You!