On the summer solstice,
We are called to stand in the light
And be seen
A fiery reckoning
May you stand where the light can hold you, and say:
I invite the cleansing fire
Of sun and of soul
To burn away that which is dry and dead
Breathing in, I stoke my inner flame
Breathing out, I exhale that which no longer belongs to me
Just as my life is one deep inhalation
And one full exhalation
May every breath I take
Stoke this inner fire
May I know what it is to burn with life, with joy, with feeling
In my days under the sun
And when they are over, may I lime the soil for another’s blossoming
Just as my life is one deep inhalation
And one full exhalation
May the solstice of short shadows
Be an invitation to allow the sparks within my soul
To catch light and glow.
Cover photo by Benjamin DeYoung on Unsplash – used with grateful thanks.
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