progression

Note: there is an addition at the end of this post, added when Claire Joy read my words and added a tune of her own. It's so good to have a dance partner…

Yahweh, Abba, Star namer, You Who Are
My request…grant me a structure
and if it please you -
May I fill it in?
If my request
be not an acceptable response to your call
Then I stand before you
Hopefully
and in silence.

me
1980s

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God, Yahweh, Star Namer, You Who Are
Speak to me.
Touch me.
Tell me my name.
And who are you apart from your name?
Why can't I hear you?
Why can't I feel you?
I'm trying the best I know how.
Are you?

me
1990s

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in the vastness of the ocean
does each wave have a name?
maybe
maybe not

it is enough to know I am part of the ocean
in fact, it is gloriously more than enough
in fact, it is outrageously grand
and I feel it in my bones
on my skin
flowing through my blood
whispering in my heart
silently dancing with my soul
I am part of the ocean
rising, falling, crashing,
breaking up continents
floating seeds
dancing and whirling
singing, shouting…

oh. hi. I didn't know you were here…

Wanna dance?

me
right now

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Arabella wave said to her sister,
"I pulled out three ounces of sand with my last lap."
Sassalinda wave said to her sister,
"I brought twenty-three shells onto the shore."
Miranda wave said,
" I touched that human's foot as she danced,"
All the sisters said, "Awwww. You always get the best adventures."

Claire Joy