Traveling Hand Maid’s Heartstone

 

NaPoWriMo – day 27

 

 

Card 38, Gallery 1

 
Traveling Hand Maid’s Heartstone

Spirit bird has shown her
that home may have many
meanings:

Abode, domicile, dwelling,
habitation, station, residence,
nest, roost, perch, quarters,
housing, a roof over head,
lodgings.

Might be apartment, tenement,
walk-up, chambers, penthouse,
condo, address, location,
accommodations, estate, house
with grounds, surroundings,
and the list goes on.

May be referred to as cottage,
cabin, bungalow, shed, shanty,
bower, hovel, hut, dump, pigsty,
or pen, hearth, chimney corner,
homestead or household.

For some it is family circle, seat
of affections, home sweet home,
place where heart abides, where
one hangs hat, and sometimes
head, or other things.

Can mean shelter, retreat, refuge,
haven, hospice, sanctum, port in
a storm, asylum and bedlam,
or simple place of rest. Hideout
or hideaway, birthplace, sanctuary,
lair, den, cave, even dark burrow
deep beneath the roots of things.

Whether she sings lullaby or lament,
our traveler knows with certain
certainty, no matter where she
travels, she is always home. Whether
wrapped in silence or shouting aloud
with crowds that might surround her,
she is home. Whether striving
or seeking sleep, she knows home
to be her soul, alive within fragile
human skin, right here in present
moment.

Elizabeth Crawford  4/27/11

Notes: Yes, a list poem with deep thanks to The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale. Aware that this particular leg of the journey will be ending soon, woke up this morning wondering how many different ways one can say home. Only used a small portion, choosing more for sounds and certain rhythms, aren’t you glad?

Soul Cards: both galleries may be viewed by clicking on image. The Soul Cards were created by Deborah Koff-Chapin, and her site may be found here:  http://www.touchdrawing.com/