The Furious Spinner

Went to Falling Creek on Saturday. Early. Snow was gone. Saw our first deer's head orchid of the season. A trillium here and there. One step in front of the other. Path went up and around. Another step and another. All things seemed possible there. At the falls, I watched the mist. Wondered if it had any message for me. Drink it in. Drink it in. Drink it in.

At night we ate with friends, played cards, talked of bees and more, gathered around the kitchen table. We played hearts at first, and I recalled the hours Mario, his sister and brother, and I sat around another kitchen table playing hearts. Shooting the moon: trying to get all the hearts. His brother and I were good friends once. Drifted apart, or swam deliberately away from each other, no longer able to connect or understand the other. Now on Tuesday I'm scheduled for surgery. On Thursday he is scheduled for his second surgery for cancer. I wish him well. Hope he has someone he can confide in. What happens to us when we steel our hearts? Close them off. How can we love once and then not? Seems strange, doesn't it?

Sunday we climbed Wind Mountain. To visit the Being there. Beings there. Up and up. The whisper of the Orchids. Wait, wait, they said; we're just around the corner. And then deer's head orchids were everywhere. Fairy slippers dotted the landscape. Still we went up. The Orchids ended at the first talos field. Said goodbye. Two more talos fields. My chest was tight. Then Trilliums greeted us. Took us around the last bend. Then up to the top. Mario went one way, I another. Stood on the East side in the talos field where Native Americans came to seek a vision. Talked. Sang. Asked. Thanked. Left offerings. The East wind rattled everything. Except the rocks at my feet.

Walked back down.

Now I'm preparing to leave for surgery. It's sunny out. A cat across the street looks this way. Fog rises from the mountains. All is right with the world.

Blessed be.









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1 Comments:

Waiting to hear how the surgery went. I blanked out and thought it was Friday and not today. I'm sure Mario will post a message or os mething on the blog. Will check later. Wishing you well!


Pam

By  Pam C-Y, at 1:57 PM  

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