Women,
gathered at the edge,
wooden stylus poised,
holding on for dear life,
while life moves through us
freely, effortlessly, endlessly,
marking the point of entry,
spirit into matter…
We walk…
First between the lines,
offerings gathered and given
in love and gratitude…
The ocean receives our prayers
and races to join us,
taking our gifts
as we walk into the unknown…
We become
each other,
women dancing,
ocean dancing,
earth and sky dancing,
melting into water…
life giving water,
where we emerge from between time
and start life a-new…
Mary Magdalene Feast Day
July 22, 2004
Salmon Creek Beach
Sonoma Coast, California
Ceremonial design and Photos by Marilyn Larson
Poetry by Lea Goode-Harris