For the Love of the World
By Charlotte Tall Mountain
"For the love
of a tree,
She went out on a limb.
For the love
of the sea,
She rocked the boat.
For the love
of the earth,
She dug deeper.
For the love
of community,
She mended fences.
For the love
of stars,
She let her light shine.
For the love
of spirit,
She nurtured her soul."
"For the love
of a good time,
She sowed seeds of happiness.
For the love
of creativity,
She entertained new possibilities.
For love of
herself,
She acknowledged her worth.
And the world
was richer for her."
Charlotte Tall Mountain, U.S. artist and poet
1941 - 2006
Charlotte Tall Mountain is someone I would have loved to meet. She passed in 2006 so I missed my opportunity but that doesn't stop me from sitting with her wisdom.
I stumbled across this fabulous poem, "For the Love of the World", on Josie Moreno's Facebook post the other day (my usual path of discovery is "stumbling across'). She heard it at a memorial service and was compelled to share it (as I am too).
Stumbling Across Wisdom
Wisdom is all around us. Keep your eyes and ears open. There is always more available than what initially meets the eye. I was playing with the Barred-Eagle Owl and Butterfly pictures when Charlotte Tall Mountain's poem wafted into my consciousness. The poetry was a perfect fit for both winged images and stirred me to 'dig deeper'.
Thanks to Ellen Dennis for posting the Barred-Eagle Owl and Chris Veloon for posting the butterfly--both captured my attention and encouraged me to open my vision to seeing more than is visible to the eye.
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