If everyone could be
wrapped in the arms of family,
if they could all feel
there is a place for them to be
where they know they are
at home in each other’s homes,
known by each other’s fathers
and mothers and children,
then everyone would also know
the most important way to be —
everyone would know how to be kind.
©Wendy Mulhern
September 8, 2017
Sweet and masterful mom
speaks gently, no hidden venom
beneath her directives
Her children respond
without trauma,
gentle interest
leading their pursuits
In this world where so many
voice their alarm about the days,
this simple presence holds
hope for the future,
we can all learn to embody
these kind ways.
©Wendy Mulhern
May 25, 2017
Here is the inner shimmer
that glimmers for as long
as I can keep attention centered,
the concentrated glow of knowing
this is a power that will burn off
anything that doesn’t share its essence
(Nearly as a side effect,
I see the sordid stories,
almost comic in how unbelievable
they now appear. How could it be
that I accepted them
and let them hobble me
for such a long time?)
Here is the truth:
our worth is infinite —
it isn’t measured and it isn’t limited,
it isn’t earned and can’t diminish,
can’t be lost or stolen,
swindled or betrayed
Our worth establishes
the law of kindness —
we can’t see anyone as any less.
We must embrace them
in all the fervor
that now arises in the joy
of this eternal inner light.
©Wendy Mulhern
September 5, 2016