Breathing the World Awake: A Morning Time Poem & Practice for Wild Women ~ Chris Maddox

by | Jun 3, 2021 | WILD WOMAN | 0 comments

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The Poem:
“Just a Simple Declaration of Love” by Nikki Giovanni
From her collection, Love Poems.
 
“In the reddish gray of morning just before night concedes I know the
silhouette of Sunflowers turning their heads to the east
 
I hear birds gathering at the bird bath chattering away  singing 
warning   gossiping about the cat in the bushes
 
I watch the rabbits starting for the warren under my shed to rest
from another night of survival
 
Mother ‘Possum with six youngsters on her back slowly like any
other overburdened woman makes her way back home
 
I look at the clouds push off against the lighter blue
                                                and
making coffee I hear the friendly gurgle of the drip maker
the sigh of the toast softly browning
 
I watch the world come awake sitting in my kitchen hearing smelling
tasting another day but nothing is clear until you
 
Smile
 
Calling the sun to work”
The Practice: 
 
All you need is your body, somewhere to sit, and your journal or piece of paper.
 
In the morning time, sit and go through each of your five senses – one at a time. 
 
What do you see? Notice one sight and focus your vision upon it. Then breathe into the experience of seeing it (for 1 -3 breaths), then write a line. Ex: “I see the golden green of the morning light shining through the leaves of my favorite tree.” 
 
Then repeat this with each of your other senses. What do you hear? What do you smell? What do you feel? What do you taste? Zero in on one thing, breathe into it & write a line.  
 
At the end you will have something like a poem to cultivate or leave as is. 
 
Once you are done, notice your inner state.
Your Turn
 
Once you’ve played with this practice, howl in the comments:
 
How did it go? What did you notice? 
and/or 
Share your 5 morning lines. 
 
Can’t wait to read them. 
 

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