Uplifted: New Wings

New Wings monotype / collage 23 X 31



I thought I heard my name
I was entangled in a false sustainability
I was so accustomed to it that it felt like home to me
I was impassioned but my wings were clipped
by my own self imposed limitations
I thought I was flying but I was really swimming in place

I thought I heard my name
I kept swimming because the landscape of work,
accomplishment, and perseverance were familiar to me
I was making myself love what I no longer loved,
the effort was exhausting
Someone said "The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness."

I thought I heard my name
The door to my heart home was flung wide open and
standing there with new wings to offer me was the
Beloved of my Soul calling my name and saying
"What took you so long? I have been calling you for ages."
"Here, you might need these."

~~Denise Kester


This painting and its accompanying poem were created by a friend, artist Denise Kester, whom I first met at the Jean Houston Mystery School. Denise also teaches art workshops at her studio in Ashland, Oregon. Her website is www.drawingonthedream.com.

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