ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS by Sarah Courtney Dean

All life is full of cycles of starts and stops, creation and destruction…

I have just found out that, in all probability, my working life has come to an end due to ill health. This poem flowed from that realization. It is about endings, beginnings, and trust…

Photograph by Mariesol Fumy

Endings and Beginnings

Life throws curve balls at times

Standing things on their heads

Unforeseen

And at first unwanted

Or so it would seem.

Doors close slamming in your face

Or are they really opening

Onto new life and new beginnings

Trust is the issue

I say I do but do I

Trust in the divine

Trust in the universe

Trust that the higher ones

Care for me

I am ready to be stood on my head.

Photography by Mariesol Fumy~

Sarah Courtney Dean: I am a poet and my poetry is part and parcel of my spiritual tradition. I am a Druid and a seer and also a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. I live in the UK in the beautiful county of Dorset. My poetry is inspired by nature in all its forms especially by the progress of the seasons and how the Goddess is seen in them. I am single by choice and live with a ginger and white cat by the name of Rowan who as all cats are prone to rules the roost. You can find me on facebook here and on my page here.

~If you are interested in seeing your poetry appear in this blog, or submitting a poem by a woman that has inspired you, please click here for submission guidelines. I greatly look forward to hearing from you!~

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