Each Feather
Each feather has a story
of places I've flown...
of food I've caught...
of times I've stood on one leg
until peace entered my heart.
And when I loose a feather
I hope someone will find it
and listen to the story.
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey
Pushing the Envelope
Let's me know
what's inside...
A still, small voice
and always a song.
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey
A Different Way
Sometimes our beaks
point a different way
not to the air, the ground, or a cattail
but to walking across the bark
feeling the life force of the tree
as we go the other way---
Photopoem by Akiba and Maryam Mermey
The Grey Matter
On grey days
we come close
to ourselves.
The inner eye
feels where it's going.
It doesn't matter
if we look unkempt
and our hair is in disarray,
we are at home
in the space
between the light and the dark.
Photopoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey
Red Wing Blackbird
Medicine
The fire of your mighty soul
ignites the flight
Your legs tuck under
Your black eyes unafraid
Your wings embrace the air
Your fine beak points
to where your medicine
is most needed.
photopoem akiba & maryam mermey
When you lead with your heart,
what do you see?
When your legs are straight behind you,
what do you feel?
When your wings are spread in magnificence,
what do you touch?
When your eyes are gold and pure,
what do you know?
photopoem akiba & maryam mermey
“I am relaxing thinking of your workshop. I enjoyed it so much. You are so inspirational. I want to get back into glass. Working with glass is soothing to me. The colors and shapes of the pieces, the feel of them creating a life of their own on something tangible. Something beautiful..symbolic...and soothing to see. Your workshop was my catalyst to bring more beauty into my life, especially at this time. Thanks again…” Rachel
Fall 2017 Transforming the Bullying Cycle Through The Expressive Arts Workshop based on the bully, target, and witness-hero archetypes
Living inside the skin, the heart, and the breath
of a tormented bully,
is a target with vacant eyes
betrayed by lips weighed down
from rejection.
And living inside the soul of a target
is a dove
who knows and is a witness to suffering.
And within this suffering is a hero
with the strength
of eagle wings.
Photopoem by Akiba and Maryam Mermey Copyright © 2017
Poem for Rebecca
Star bird
Arrow with butterfly wings
I know your spirit
flew straight to the Divine Heart
leaving the terrain of suffering
far behind
Far behind is our now
to love and to serve
with everything we have
as you did
photopoem akiba & maryam mermey
Beautiful, global sun catcher Mandala created by Nancy Lagin in Healing Glass Workshop offered by Maryam Mermey at Stained Glass Express. Nancy is a citizen of the world and brings her light everywhere she goes!
Longing for the Infinite
Some of us need a tree top
to touch the infinite
Some of us need a colorful silk scarf
to wave in the air
Some of us need music to float our
consciousness
back in time or beyond time
Some of us need the refuge of words
to know we are held
Some of us need hallowed ground
to place our hands in the earth
to let them rest
Some of us need an open fire
to see our spirits dance
And some of us need to slip into water
like the otter
to be graced
by the infinite
photopoem akiba & maryam mermey
Last week's Healing Glass workshop went very well and I received touching testimonies one of which came in the form of an invitation from a friend to offer fusing glass to sex trafficked girls and women in Nepal. I can't stop thinking about this...