The New Oral Tradition
Poetry Collection
"Namaste"
by Willow Firesong
Is electricity the movement of electrons, each traveling the short distances dictated by constrained mobility,
or the flow of the energy that causes them to move
transferring from each to each
with a steadyness of purpose
beyond the randomness of particles knocked into new order,
from their accustomed home?
We are One
Whole.
We are different, diverse - individual;
We are as distinct as the Earth and the Air, the Fire and the Water
We move independently, with no regard to one another
Yet we are One
We influence each other in ways subtle as the pull of distant stars upon our spirit at our birth,
Or as devastating as the crash of celestial thunder as the stars themselves are born,
Yet as harmonious as disparate notes of music woven into a tapestry of sound,
when heard from Beyond the Stage on which we play at individuation.
As universal as the Eternal Dance of Matter,
our energies aligning into new solidity,
diffusing out through all the points of unity that link us into One,
burning within us, the fire of the Spirit manifest with many faces.
We are One.
And Many.
Diverse, unique, exploring each of the infinite possibilities Life offers, valued for our myriad multiplicity -
Distance divides us
Yet,
on the far side of distance,
you may find the puppeteer behind the stage of Life,
the unity of soul that belies our difference.
We are One.
When together, we begin to see that we are also
Whole.
There is no need for one soul to encompass all of the unencompassable scope of time or space or understanding.
no need for the individual to expand beyond the bounds that define the self
for in the myriad multiplicity of our diversity we contain all possibility
And so it is by looking
that we can find
And by looking outward, to each other,
that we can see,
reflected in those outer eyes,
the face of God or Goddess in ourselves,
That piece of ourselves that is
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