say yes

why do you hesitate?

was it a misstep that

sent you to the sidelines?

a failure that has you

clinging to the ledge?

don't you see?

the way is open before you.

quickly - say, yes!

and angels come to your aid

say, yes and all

that you have known

comes back to you...

your courage

your strength

your heart

your wings

-stacy wills (12/31/10)

uluru

what did you

know of me

before you

formed me

in the womb

what dreams did

you dream for me

what plans did

you make for me

what song were

you singing while

knitting my bones

-stacy wills (12/17/10)

repose

don't be afraid

to suffer,

give the heaviness

back to the weight

of the earth;

mountains are heavy,

seas are heavy...

-rainer maria rilke (1875-1926)

to know the dark

to go in the dark with a light is to know the light.

to know the dark, go dark. go without sight,

and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,

and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

-wendell berry (b. 1934)

the cycle

i am falling

soft and silent

traveling in

a drop of rain

tear of heaven

hold me now

'til the ground

beneath me

is home again

-stacy wills (12/13/10)

paradox

...the womb has dreams.

-anais nin (1903-1977)

rekindler (for beverly)

it was there

from the beginning

though i did not

know it

creation's promise

was only a dream

in the darkness

until you came

saw the spark

and fanned the flame

-stacy wills (12/2/10)