I wrote this poem as a reaction to several monotheistic traditions I have come into contact with in my life. I am very struck by the idea in Jewish traditions that an apt reaction to God’s creation is profound sadness because the world is so beautiful and poignant. This idea is contained in The Wailing Wall. I also have a Muslim friend who I have been talking to about religious matters, and he taught me that God and Nature are not the same thing. In my own Anglican heritage, I realize there is a lot of rejoicing around nature, and this particularly shows in Anglican hymns that celebrate the trees and birds. This poem contains some of all of these thoughts, and how these different traditions might play out in a spiritual truth. It is my larger hope for the world that the three monotheistic traditions of the Pentateuch -Judaism, Islam, and Christianity-, will one day find peace with each other as we learn to grow by interacting with one anot...
Women's Spiritual Poetry