poem: and now it is in the hǣlan
and so in our aging
suffering the upward fall again
in this cruciform world both broken and whole
holding the tensions deep in our souls
resolving them within
Reconciling, Transforming, Creating the new thing
being present with ‘what is’
seeing how it can bring us closer
to renewed wholeness: Mind, Body, Spirit
once again finding our Self
re-balancing the tensions of
Creation, Life, and Love
mindful of Relationships, Community, Cosmos
responsible for hǣlan one another
with compassionate intent (not duty)
now let the hǣlan begin
all in harmony Self, Neighbor, Creator
walking each other Home again
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
August 4, 2021
art images: Shamanic Healing Hands Art
by Maria Sabina
Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law
Illumination in the Gospel
of the Abbess Hitda of Meschede
Author’s note: hǣlan is Old English for
healing. This poem is inspired upon my
wife experiencing a stroke from which she
is currently recovering nicely but not without its challenges.
