Beyond the Sedge Grass

Beyond the sedge grass

beyond the clan

beyond the glaciers...

I am one

with all life.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

The Rarest of Communions

The rarest treasure,

to step not part way,

but all the way

out of one's skin

into another's...

To know the heart beat of another,

when it is calm, in fright or love...

To breathe with the breath of another,

is the rarest

of communions.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

An Archipelago of Bear Medicine

Cubs rolling

on the sedge grass,

on each other,

on an old tire...

Elders resting in the bay...

Their strength

rooted in Mother Earth.

Claws whitening

with age.

PhotosPoem by Maryam Mermey © 2019

Magical Mandalas from the Healing Glass Mandalas Class at Maine/General Prevention & Healthy Living Program.

Mandalas were made with fusing glass and fusing glass paints.

Innocence & Pain

From threshold

to threshold,

Innocence & pain

Always longing 

for the soul's light.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © Copyright 2019

We Make Our Own Joy

Finding openings

through the tangle

of branches,

we make

our own joy.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

Beauty Hidden

Each day lifts a veil,

to see in ancient ruins

beauty hidden.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

The Sacred Trust Between Us

is a fortress of the heart.

Whether the sky is blue or grey,

You are my wings 

and I am Yours

Forever.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

This Moment

Feathers touch the holy water

                                                                                                                  This moment will live in my bones ~ Always

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

Whispering Secrets

Mythical beings

run by whispering secrets

Their feet kiss the grass.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2019

Awesome Autism Teen Social Group creating cedar Mandalas with cedar shapes, colored glass, paper art and fabric paint. We ended with a Mandala Exhibit for parents and a Peace Dance with tie-dyed, silk banners. The paper art was graciously donated by Paula Kwon :)

Deeply felt Mosaic Mandalas expressing what it's like to live inside the skin, the heart and the breath of the bully, the target and the witness-hero in the Transforming the Bullying Cycle Through the Expressive Arts Workshop at the 2019 International Expressive Arts Therapy Association Conference in Berkeley, CA.