An Invitation from the Spirit of Love

a poem for Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's week!

First of all, thank you so much for subscribing to these missives from my heart to yours. You probably receive an abundance of emails, so I am grateful that mine finds an occasional place in your inbox. My intention is always to contribute positively to your world.

Today's offering is a simple one. A poem and an audio. Nothing fancy. Some poems call for images from my travels. This one does not because the journey it recalls is an interior one.

I created this version several years ago and still prefer it to later recordings. You can listen here on SoundCloud along with many other poems of love and introspection from the Poetess Corner.

I am aware that this Hallmark holiday brings expectations that we and others may not be able to meet in our day-to-day experience. So the Spirit of Love reminds us that the deepest love dwells within us as the divine spark that is eternal and always present as the source and goal of all our aspirations.

May this loving spirit bless you all week long and throughout the days to come.

Gratefully,

Cheryl

An Invitation from the Spirit of Love

Love greets you with open arms



Step into your heart, dear one,

and rise with me

into the holy of holies,

the secret chamber,

which is my Home.

I speak as the voice of your True Self,

one with the Divine,

embodied and ensconced forever

in the purest center of your being.

I would commune with you in peace.

For peace opens the way to Joy,

as she steps in lightly

when your world is free

of strife or struggle or harsh words.

Joyful giving produces peace;

you see, they dance together.

Close your eyes now

and breathe with me,

easily in tender calm.

There is no need to take a breath

when breath is given and received,

a delicate interchange of peace,

a subtle infusion

of profound wisdom

that seeps in,

gently pervading your whole being,

comforting as a downy robe.

Feel the sense of inner peace

increase its centered fire

in your breast.

We are deep within the Self,

in a space as vast as a galaxy,

as intimate as a single breath,

a cave of light, perhaps,

whose crystalline walls

reflect the virtues

of Love’s truth,

where peace brings balance

to the flame.

As the feeling of peace increases

we enter a familiar garden

fragrant with roses, lilies

and orange blossoms.

Gardenias and myriad

tropical flowers honey the air

as Light suffuses the atmosphere

like new dawn’s rays

of golden pink and violet hues.

Here is the peace I hope for you

in faith that all your selfless striving

will bear sweet fruit

in abundant gifts of tender communion

that come to you

on wings of joy.

Peace does not hurry

and all important work

is done.

Listen here on SoundCloud

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