I’m saddened and in pain
Heartache is visiting me again
She wants to stay for a while
But I’d rather that she’d not
She came unannounced and
Took space in my heart
There is not enough breathing room for me
Discomfort is what I feel now
But a guest has arrived
And I need to be polite
I’ll have to accept the discomfort for now
She will leave in due time
13 January 2019
Here’s my response to Rumi’s poem, The Gesthouse:
So many times have I tried to write my pain away
Perhaps I should not be doing that
Perhaps I should accept the pain
And welcome it into my day as an unforeseen guest
A guest bearing gifts
I don’t as yet understand
December 17th, 2018
There is a time when we are ready to ‘hear’ something
Before that, what we are told goes in one ear and out the other
The home has to be prepared and cleaned
Before the guest with the message arrives
Cleaning takes time
Creating order and beauty in the house takes effort and thought
But when the home has been made ready
It attracts the wise guest in no time
Lida Berghuis
August 22nd, 2014
