Resting Dreams
Contributed by: Henry Clarke
Written by: Joyce Rupp
I offer the following piece of poetry as an affirmation of all we are: our selves, our hopes, our dreams – in short, the expression of our own Song of Life. Each of us (as songs) have been gathered together in love and nurtured with great care as we share this sacredness with our families, friends and neighbours .
It doesn’t take much
to hold the tiny weight
of a song sparrow,
any little twig will do,
or a sturdy weed in a field.
Why do I think my fledgling ideas
have to wait for a thick branch
or a secure landing place
before I set them down?
The wisp of a fleeting dream
can rest for a while
on a small extension of my soul.
If I never let these dreams land,
they will not gain strength
for the long flight into fullness.
All it takes is a little twig
To rest a great dream upon.
-- Joyce Rupp from Rest your dreams on a little twig
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