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July 2009 
Beannacht (”Blessing”) by John O’Donohue
Posted on Jan 11th, 2008
by 
Mila
Mila
A poem for healing, grace, generosity and strength of spirit for a friend in need….
by the late John O’Donohue (known personally to dear friend Peri)
by the late John O’Donohue (known personally to dear friend Peri)
On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
I dedicate this beautiful healing poem to all you friends of mine, who are in need.
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oh yeah, I love reading this poem and always feel the love, the compassion and expansiveness of his words! Thanks for sharing this with all of us …
This was the first poem I heard John read out loud … to a roomful of 400 awe-struck humans!
love to you and to your friend in need!
peri :-)