
even rising forth
there is
underneath the surface
already a greater current
leading us home
~ jennifer sundeen, april 2017
even rising forth
there is
underneath the surface
already a greater current
leading us home
~ jennifer sundeen, april 2017
you know this to be true:
someday we will say goodbye
to everything and everyone
we have ever known
in fact
such beautiful Swan Songs happen
a thousand times a day
the exhalation
the expiration
the ebbing back
a heart expanding
but know this too:
goodbye is simply
a matter of perspective
and there is always the One
on the other side
saying hello
~ jennifer sundeen, august 2014
out of this sacred Love ocean
a wave arises
a thought
a reaction
an emotion
and seeking proper footing
it clamors toward solid ground
notice the infinite pattern
the great pull back towards Union
how it invariably returns to its Source
quietly merging with its Mother waters
this is it then:
to know Joy is to simultaneously
deeply submerge
and to sit upon the shore as the waves roll in
watching
and listening
and breathing
~ jennifer sundeen, july 2014
one of this life’s greatest gifts
is not only that You pay attention
to the thousand miracles revealing themselves
each and every breath
but that I have had the honor
to witness You noticing
and we both know who is the One is doing that
~ jennifer sundeen, july 2014
do not
live
this wondrous
human experience
as if you were
the sun’s mouth
devouring
everything
in your path
feeding shadows
never fully
satiated
instead
become
the adoring
eyes
of the sun
and see
Divine light
dancing
absolutely
everywhere
~ jennifer sundeen, august 2013
a few moons ago
the stars tried to call me home
it was suppertime
and day had at last tucked beneath
his heavy black quilt
they sang out for me to join them
in their nightly feasting and dancing
i felt the gentle tug of temptation
and my heart took pause
for my ancient soul remembered the exaltation
of exploding into starlight
and the soaring freedom that comes
when form once again
dissolves into the formless
but i had not yet finished
this dear human waltz
there were more steps that needed learning
more spinning remained on my wheel
more colors and scents that needed discovering
indeed i still had not tasted
so much of Earth’s sweet abundance
so i rooted my feet deeply
and as dawn broke
the dried oak leaves shimmied in delight
and the dark pond smiled with knowing mystery
and the chickadees trilled their approval
and the crabapples blushed with joy
and the sun kissed my grateful mouth
and though i held the berries of bittersweet
the cold wind reminded me of the joy of Aliveness
whispering for me to play here as long as i could
for the stars would always be there waiting
and when the time was just right
they had a radiant sky dance
that they could not wait to show me
~ jennifer sundeen
perhaps even more
than the words
i love you
the kindest words
anyone has ever
said to me:
never apologize
for being
who you are
~ jennifer sundeen, august 2013
i wondered today
how it would feel
in autumn
to be a leaf
or a pine needle
an acorn
a seed cone
a chestnut
a whirlybird
or the orchard tree’s heavy ripe fruit
and
to
just
simply
let
go
~ jennifer sundeen, september 11, 2013
go ahead
ask the Universe
for what it is you really want
She will most likely grant it
so be sure to be specific
or it might not look quite as you imagined
Her answer will arrive
in the dancing leaves of the oak
in the knowing whisper of the rushes
in the lone feather of the hawk
in the opossum’s cautious stare
in the coyote’s chattering howl
in the snake coiled on the wooded path
in the proud flight of the great blue heron
in the glorious silence of the setting autumn sun
in fact She’s singing to you even now
can you hear Her?
or have you forgotten your heart has ears?
~ jennifer sundeen, september 2013
your greatest joy lies
where Now is born
inside of thought
underneath an ocean
of worry and fear
but to find it
you must merge with what Is
let the waves of being wash over you
let the current of life carry you
allow yourself to be breathed
become the noise
and the music
stand at the very place
where laughter and grief meet
jump into the center of the heartbeat
let a kiss devour you
let sunlight dissolve you
in each living moment
let your whole being become the moment
until you reach that place
where your inner and outer worlds
are no longer distinguishable
the center of the center
a space so expansive
a freedom so profound
a soul wide open
so that even when Chaos knocks sharply on your door
and insists on staying the night
and the sun flares its fiery tongues
and the planets spin in retrograde
you
dearest friend
you will be the one
dancing and singing
with the silent stillness
of pure joyous
Presence
~ jennifer sundeen, november 2013