This poem is part of several that make up one section of my first published book, the poetry collection, “Formation: Along the Ganges and Back Again.” This collection is bookended with scattered, poetic reflections of my childhood on one end, and my current experiences living as an expatriate in Japan, on the other. The bulk of the collection was written (and then re-written and played with several times!) during my travels with my now-husband through Thailand, Laos, and India, where we lived for about three years. These were formative experiences in almost every way: for the first time in as long as I can remember, I was listening to the tugging of my deepest heart telling me it was time to let go of so many things, including the stronghold my mind had on me, and to really dip myself, from head to toe, into this beautiful world we’re blessed to be in for the time we are here. I was falling in love, reflecting on loves (both romantic and otherwise) lost or left behind, t...
Women's Spiritual Poetry