On this first day of March, in these times of world tumult, let us remember the blessings and gratitude, for it does make a difference.

If you’re a poet and writer, you can learn much about your craft by studying the work of one such as Irish poet, John Donohue.

If you would like to hear this poem read in John’s delightful voice and accent, with lovely visuals, you can find that here:

John Donahoe, Irish poet, Beannacht (blessing)

Beannacht (Blessing)

[NOTE: a currach is a canoe]

On the day when

the weight deadens

on your shoulders

and you stumble,

may the clay dance

to balance you.

And when your eyes

freeze behind

the grey window

and the ghost of loss

gets into you,

may a flock of colours,

indigo, red, green

and azure blue,

come to awaken in you

a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays

in the currach of thought

and a stain of ocean

blackens beneath you,

may there come across the waters

a path of yellow moonlight

to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,

may the clarity of light be yours,

may the fluency of the ocean be yours,

may the protection of the ancestors be yours.

And so may a slow

wind work these words

of love around you,

an invisible cloak

to mind your life.

John O'Donohue, Irish poet, author, priest, Hegelian philosopher, 1955-2008

PROMPT IDEAS:

Create whatever comes to mind in your preferred medium.

E.g. You might write a poem or essay, or an illustration around your favorite part of this poem, or whatever else it inspires for you.

Transformation through creation.

☀️🌙 ⭐️

~ LeAura

The day is the way.

❤️🙏🏻🌹