Sunday, September 28, 2008

Island Journey - Shirley Jantz, Whidbey Island

Collage by Shirley Jantz. Digital image by Ann Johnson.


Island Journey



The energy that brought me to this Island

was playful Dolphin energy, that said,

"Go where the Mountains meet the Sea"


Reiki, T'ai Chi, Nature's Ways

put me on this path, following guidance of the Redwoods


A Lightworker for this Earth, this Island called for three years, or more...

to "Leap" from tradition, trusting in the Universe



Heron greeted me, Hummingbird delighted me

Whales came in dreams, beckoning me to Langley's Shores


Taking this 'life purpose' all too seriously, they showed a softness,

a letting go of carrying the weight of the world


Doing less, more is accomplished;

Life purpose still centering choices


Poetry and painting, singing, teaching and being,

this Island life allows balance and richness, community and quiet

that this Soul yearns for


~ Shirley

9-10-08

(***Note: Apologies to Shirley. The Blogger program reformatted her poem's alignment. ~AJ)

1 comment:

Ann said...

Shirley, it is lovely to have your presence here as one of the island's healers.