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Autumn is all about letting go x

once upon a time
before the shame
and the sin
you were a cartwheel

hair flying
in full tumble
throwing yourself
with mad delight
into the arms of

wind and spirit

once upon a time
before the shame
and the sin
you were a starkeeper

your wishes alone
kept the stars aloft
in a velvet sky
of invitation
and belonging

you knew the sylvan
truth of fireflies
and trailed their
golden lantern path
over silvered meadow
into to the lullaby
of fairyland

the moon was a
grandmother from a tale
you still remembered
watching over your every move
look! you said. Look!
everywhere we go
the moon follows us

all the way home

once upon a time
before the shame
and the sin
acorns wore goblin hats
trees were secret keepers
clouds formed sky puppets
butterflies and honey bees
were emissaries of otherwhere
guarding the old stories
adults had already

forgotten
to remember

once upon a time
before the shame
and the sin
you moved through
the world like it was
your back yard

elbows made of frolic
knees made of wonder
fingers and toes a whirl
of color and possibility

your mind was full of
neverland
and your heart was full
of Oz
your body was still
a playground
and a confidant
and a friend

remember her?

she got lost somewhere
between the shame
and the sin
but she’s still
there

cartwheel smile
moonbeam soul
fairy tale girl
in love with
her own life

in love with you
b***y and soul

she’s still in there
daring
brazen

wild with
possibility

let’s
go
get
her

poem


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12/09/2024

I can remember a great talk by Leo Buscaglia I saw in the 90’s. I think it saved my life and showed me, for the first time, what might be my spiritual trajectory.

It was all about love. Love. Beginning and ending with self love. And he looked straight into the camera, straight into my soul, and told me “You can be the ripest, juiciest, world-class, award-winning peach, and there will still be people in the world who don’t like peaches.”

Well said, Leo.

For most my life I was a chameleon. I would bend and contort myself to make people feel at ease, and in the process I would become what would please them most. If people didn’t like peaches, I’d act like a banana or an apple or an orange. It made me nervous. Anxious. It made me alone inside a room crowded with people and good intentions.

Mostly, it made me exhausted.

Until I learned the fine art of belonging, and decided to entertain myself, letting the peach connoisseurs show up at my fruit stand.

And I just want to encourage you today that you don’t have to be anybody but yourself. You are fruity and weird in all the right ways. Your people will recognize you and love every last bit of your juicy self. If you’re struggling with rejection or the singular pain of longing, listen to the muse of Maya Angelou, who once said: “Dont go where you are tolerated. Go where you are celebrated.”

Sometimes that has to start with JUST YOU. You liking you. Celebrating you. Entertaining you. Don’t worry about who’s approving and not approving. Play. Dance. Enjoy your whackadoodle self. Make a YOU smoothie and drink it down.

And know, today, that this peach celebrates you...in all your garlic-banana-pineapple-onion-watermelon ways.