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She could Not Let The Gods Die

25 Tuesday May 2021

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She Could Not Let The Gods Die
By Louise Gallagher

Tired now,
she prayed feverishly
to her Lord
God of her faith
committed 
to following His way
to the other side.

It was the way 
of the cross
she’d carried away
from the land of her birth
when she’d left
to follow the way
of a man
who appeared
like one of the gods
she could not let
die.

She carried her faith like a cross
but could not let the gods
of her land of birth
die
just in case.

You never know when you might need
a god of another colour
she whispered into the shroud
of mystery
that encircled her
in the dead of night.
You never know who will meet you
at the door
of Heaven or Hell or Svarga loka.

And when the time came
for her to pass over
through the gates
of an unseen world
she held tight
to the rosary she’d carried
with her from the land of her birth
as her lips silently moved,
praying feverishly for her soul
to achieve enlightenment.

I have never let you die,
she whispered with her dying breath
where karma met Moksha on the way
of the cross
releasing her from all earthly ties
free
to live in peace
forever 
on the other side.

___________________________

To read the story behind this poem, please visit me on my blog, Dare Boldly.

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Unfurling

24 Monday May 2021

Posted by Louise Gallagher in Creativity and art, Essential Journey, Radical Wholeness

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fear of falling

Art and words by Louise Gallagher

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I Am Not Broken

02 Sunday May 2021

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Airborne

16 Tuesday Mar 2021

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The day she discovered her wings is the day her dreams took flight. Mixed media on canvas boar – 11 x 14″
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Airborne
by Louise Gallagher

She wandered through her days

like a leaf tossed by the wind
aimless, directionless, weightless

her heart aching
her feet leaden

tethered
to some invisible thread
of memory

caught

in the veil
of yesterdays

lying

in the darkness
of believing
she did not know
how to fly.



It’s not true. You are born to fly,
a voice deep within
 whispered

in one of those moments

when her attention
grew weary

of the world beyond
the pale
of all she could not see

in the here and now
leaving her exposed

to the exquisite mystery
of her life.



She didn’t believe it

the idea of flight

seemed too impossible
the mystery too deep.
She had feet,

not wings
she whispered back,

closing the door on chance
as she turned back into certainty.


But then, one day 
when she least expected it

she felt the urging
to stretch

beyond the realm

of her imagination

and on that day

she discovered
her wings

hiding
beneath the layers of life

hammering at her

to stay tethered

to threads of memory

keeping her tied
to life’s heavy toll.



It was that day
she discovered 
she was born to fly

and her dreams
were too.

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In The Dread of Winter’s Grip

27 Friday Nov 2020

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an ode to november, winter is coming, winter's kisses

In the Dread of Winter’s Grip
by Louise Gallagher 
November 2020

An arctic wind nips
in eager expectation
of the sun’s waning light
as shadows lengthen
and geese fly south
in sisterly formation
beneath a moody November sky.

And memories of summer blooms
fade
in the lengthening shadows that herald
the approach of winter's kisses.

Silently, as vapid sunshine seeps
stealthily across the far horizon
a frosty chill descends
upon the pristine stillness
of a wintery landscape
lulled to sleep
beneath a blustery grey sky.

And the promise of spring waits
patient
deep beneath the silence of snow
falling into the dread of winter’s grip.


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Magic’s In The Air

23 Monday Nov 2020

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The Great Beauty

23 Monday Nov 2020

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Rune Stone Secrets

05 Tuesday Nov 2019

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creativity, NaNoWriMo, novel writing

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Fall Falls Effortlessly

25 Wednesday Sep 2019

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The River Flows Free (Haiku #5 – Day 20: 30 Day Art Project)

09 Monday Sep 2019

Posted by Louise Gallagher in Creativity and art, Essential Journey, Haiku

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Mixed Media on Canvas Paper – 11 x 14 – Art & Words by Louise Gallagher

To read the story that goes with this painting, please join me on my blog, Dare Boldly. — The River Runs Free

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