As summer melds into fall, the weather starts to cool, days
grow shorter, and the school year starts yet again. The cycles of mother
earth’s seasons herald these predictable and anticipated changes.
Just as the first autumnal moon of this year waxes, a major change
is brought about in my life, an unpredicted and unanticipated change. A
significant ending takes place, that of the passing on of my dear mother in
law. My heart grieves.
As my family and I struggle to process this unexpected
separation from a loved one, I am drawn inward to reflect upon the duality that
exists within the human experience. I contemplate the many cycles that we all must
pass through- the many beginnings and endings. Of all of these beginnings and
endings, what is more poignant than those of birth and death?
On the other end of the spectrum, a beginning is soon to
occur in the life of someone else I know, a good friend of mine is expecting
the birth of her first child. For
this anticipated arrival my heart celebrates.
We know through ancient spiritual texts that for absolute
certain, these changes will take place, this cycle of birth and death, the
soul’s journey through embodiment. Yet, we cannot predict with absolute
certainty when or where in our lives these will occur. And so our hearts respond,
we grieve, we celebrate, for, amazingly, we were created with the capacity to experience
both, even at the same time.
In memory of my mother in law and as a gift to my dear
friend, two special women in my life, I offer forth these poems. I honor the
beautiful beginning and gift that is given to only a woman, that of motherhood.
My heart celebrates....
As Your
Time Nears
As
your time nears
And
you rest on your threshold of fullness
Seeing
you in silhouette one may wonder-
Have
you somehow swallowed the moon?
With
each passing day
Your
moon child waxes within your womb
Waiting
to emerge
Like
a butterfly unfolding
from his protective cocoon
So
that he may stretch his tender limbs
Approaching
an end
Embracing
a beginning
Of
your journey into motherhood
May
your heart be ever connected to
and supported
By
all of the women
who have gone before you
Those
who have traveled the same path
Of
love in motherhood.
~
New Mother’s Blessing
May
you feel the warmth and tenderness
Of
love so sweet
Gazing
at your newborn’s
Soft,
pink feet
May
your eyes swell
As
will your breast
Meeting
your husband’s gaze
Over
your baby at rest
Of
fathomless depths
May
you drink so deep
From
the overflowing well of love
Your
heart will stretch to keep
A
sacred blessing
I
bestow unto thee
As
your body of one becomes two
And
your two
A
loving family of three.
Vrinda Aguilera is a Montessori trained primary school teacher, an intuitive energy healer, a closet poet, and practitioner of bhakti-yoga. She is passionate about supporting women on their spiritual journey and is a professionally trained life-coach. She lives in rural Florida with her husband and three children where she blossoms in the experience of her own mothering. You may connect with her by e-mailing her at: vrinda.aguilera@gmail.com
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These are so lovely. I hope the new life touching yours will fill some of the void left by the physical loss of your dear ones.
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