mary jane dodd

mjd - 2014

it is no mere coincidence that the moonflower blossoms at night.

it requires darkness

and the silvery light of the moon 

for the creamy white bloom to open. 

mjd - 2014

there are things that grow in the dark night of the soul

that, quite simply,

would never come to exist in any other way. 

these gifts only arrive in times of struggle and sorrow.

don't miss them because you are focused on the light at the end of the tunnel -

be in the tunnel - 

and find strength in knowing they are there along with you to be discovered.

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loose ends

mary jane dodd

mjd - 2013

my work is driven by thoughts and feelings.

i came upon some words of rumi that resounded richly -

'the wound is the place where the Light enters you.'

mjd - 2013

where the Light enters, 

it heals and intensifies.

this results in a need

for its release

so as to share it with others.

mjd - 2013

loose ends 

can have purpose.

mjd - 2013

they are like a hand extended

or a rope thrown to a drowning person.

available and willing 

to anyone who needs them.

creating ties where none existed before.