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THE SCATTERING
A sparkling day
sun-glitter on water,
the way it so seldom is
except in our memory.
I hold you in my hands,
blood and bone reduced
to dust,
as ordained from the beginning.
And then I release you.
As the wind takes you,
playfully creating scallops on the sand,
your joy rises,
your homecoming complete
at the place where
sea and shore embrace,
the mystical union
between human and divine.
I watch you cross over,
even while a trace of you remains,
a film on my fingers
and the sparkling shimmer of a tear.
The wind picks up,
carrying music on its wings.
Let the dancing begin.
Sue Magrath is a spiritual director, writer, poet, and retreat leader. A retired mental
health professional, she loves to work in the liminal space between psychology and
spirituality. Author of Healing the Ravaged Soul: Tending the Spiritual Wounds of Child Sexual
Abuse, Sue lives and works in north central Washington state.
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