The Blessing of Wind Dr Gregory T. Lawton

The Blessing of Wind

Dr Gregory T. Lawton

Eons ago you were carved from the bones of the earth And you stood alone, resolute, and exposed to the elements.

Time is a constant moment That ends only when forgotten.

Like watching a leaf lifted by the wind And carried away until you can't see it any longer.

You were clothed in solitude And you held your memories cupped in your hands As you patiently awaited the blessing of wind.

You were delicately chiseled from stone As the wind found the weakness in you, And hollowed you out and shaped you, Leaving only virgin stone And wearing away the rotten stone.

You have eroded to the truth within you.

Now the wind caresses the scrim That drapes across your skin And rubs along the folds And curves of your body.

In the face of this eternal wind You are just a breath, or a whisper.

In time, you are nothing more than grit and dust...

This is the blessing of wind.

About the author-

Dr. Gregory T. Lawton is an author of many books, most of them in the area of health science, but also in the genre of Asian martial arts, philosophy, poetry, and prose. Dr. Lawton is a passionate award winning artist and photographer who finds his artistic and creative inspiration in nature, and who frequently attributes the source of his images and writing to the 19th century Persian Prophet, Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Baha’i Faith, and the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi Mystic Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī. Dr. Lawton has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since 1970 and embraces the Faith’s principles related to the promotion of world unity and peace. Kindly reprinted with permission from:

The Silence Between Words 2016, Revised 2019 Dr. Gregory T. Lawton

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