The Blessing of an Unfamiliar Place the orb weaver in her web outlined in dew greets me as I quietly descend the stairs the damp grass refreshes my bare feet as I enter the cathedral of the pale twilight light spreading in the east should be enough to convince me of my place In this unexplored landscape opening my arms to the rising sun I cannot yet see I greet the breath of life the spark that animates the rhythm of my heart the sea of emotions on which I navigate my life the stones, the bones of the old ones the energy of the earth rises up through my baptized feet up into the steel blue sky it is enough to begin another day
Susan Bennett is a poet, activist and ritualist, leading women’s spirit circles in Northern Virginia for two decades. Her poems have been published in Ekphrastic Review, 50 Haikus, Amethyst Review, Gargoyle Magazine, Rise Up Review, Artemis Journal, Cauldron Anthology and upcoming in the Arachne Press Menopause Anthology.
Amethyst Review 