This season, the metaphor of boat sailed in, again. I was in a Christian contemplative Zoom when the leader introduced St Brendan's Voyage as visio divina artwork exercise, using "The Mysterious Boat" painting by French artist Odilon Redon 1982 (below). A spontaneous poem flowed through me.
Poem Title: "Sea of Suffering"
riding the waves of the meadow
in a royal boat called Devotion
golden standard, golden sail
glorious grey clouds with light looming
mountainous shadow yonder
sitting on Christ’s lap we navigate
or is it inner Christ holding my pilgrim?
white waves of flowers splashes
no longer stormy sea
ocean of suffering
no longer drowning
ahoy, look forward
aground, stay put
and ride the waves
washing ashore
with more fragrant flowers
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