By Helen Rousseau,
Sitting with morning gloriesin my gardenas before an altar of hope,a sacred moment.
I’ve planted morning glorieswherever I’ve lived in Maine.Being with them,I experience a holy calm.
They look at me,and seem to say:“All is right in the world Helen,all is right in the world.
Right here right now,this moment when youare totally present,nothing else matters.
The world around you can berotating in a vortexthat is self-defeating.Let it do that.
Just be here. Absorbthe beauty we offer you,the peace and wholeness you feelwhenever you sit with us.
And don’t forget us when theseason is over.Remember what happenswhen we are together.
Remember. Trust thatnext summer we willmeet again, in this garden,where hope begins.
Helen Rousseau is an ordained Interfaith Minister. She was a Catholic nun for thirty years and spirituality has always been central to her life. The transition from nun to Interfaith Minister was a very long journey but to paraphrase T. S. Eliot: After all our exploring, we arrive where we started and though it is familiar, it is totally new. Helen is the author of Coming to The Edge; Fifty Poems for Writing and Healing. She leads writing classes using her book and has witnessed deep healing from the writing process, in herself and in her students. This book is also used by many therapists with their clients. She is presently working on a new book of poetry called Poems for a World on Fire. She reads one of these poems every Wednesday on Facebook. Her website is under renovations but she can be reached on Facebook.
Morning Glory photograph by Helen Rousseau
