Painting & Poem: Nesting in Peace Reborn

I’m so happy to share with you my latest co-creation, “Nesting in Peace Reborn”.

I say “co-creation” because I always paint with Source, my team of Divine Helpers, and energies that nourish my soul. This time, there’s an added layer of co-creation!

21 women contributed to today’s offering when I made a public call for names on Facebook. Often, the painting itself gives me its name, but this time, it asked for audience participation.

Once I’d gathered all the name suggestions, I was inspired to incorporate them in a poem. 

May the words, images, and painting itself (if you’re moved to add it to your collection), nest in your heart and illuminate your day.

Thank you to Pam Janes-Young and Pegan Mage, whose contributions I combined for this name-giving.

“Nesting” felt right from the moment I read it. It then kept calling back to me every time I contemplated the finished painting.

It resonated for its many meanings:

• being cradled,
• creating a nest (which this Celtic design resembles), and
• the ritual performed by pregnant women in clearing the house of anything harmful to the soon to be born child.

As someone who uses the full moon’s light energy to clear my rocks and crystals, this 3rd meaning seemed like a perfect bonus.

Then, as I was writing the poem, there was great emotional impact by ending with the words “Peace reborn”. It felt like the culmination of the entire creative process.

Because of the lunar symbolism, I felt its reminder that peace is the result of a cyclical rebirth requiring intention and mindfulness.

The painting is thrilled with its name. You?

Oh tranquil moon,
Eye of peace,
I’d been waiting in suspense
On this quiet snowy night
For a glimpse of your beauty.

A safe and blessed space
has been prepared
For your arrival.

Oh celestial satellite,
My heart alights
As you play peek-a-moon
Through the delicate snowfall.

Your eternal essence reaches me
Like whispers through the forest.

Separation is an illusion.
We are interconnected
Soul friend – Anam Cara.
Entwined in your sanctuary,
I rejoice in the splendour
Of your welcoming ceremony.

Connected in the heartbeat of this moment
I stand witness to your crowning.

Like a love meteor,
You’ve come home
To clear the nest
And give birth
To the fruit of life.

Your song resounds
Through the fields,
Rocking the oceans and
Holding all of life together.

Oh Mother Moon,
Nesting in the branches
Of the Arbor Vitae,
Cradled in its enduring power,
Your light travels
Down its rivers of serenity,
Through its roots,
And straight to my soul.

Peace reborn.

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