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.
Peace
Sometimes we're given
callings
beyond our reach
and yet we reach
with every prayer
of our being
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright © 2019
The Hawk
No matter how closely
I look,
there will always be
something forgotten.
Something I didn't see,
something too big
too small
too close
or something,
which didn't wish
to be seen.
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright © 2019