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I Stand Before You

Honoring the blank canvas

By Sofanya WhitePublished 5 years ago 1 min read
"I Am Lilly" mixed media on canvas

I stand before you in Reverence as

You entice, seduce me, nakedly beckon me

to take the first step.

With brush and first chosen color I enter and from whiteness

A pattern is born.

You have me now,

twirl n swirl me,

Contort and cavort with me

hues spew forth, taking me into your vortex of time and space.

Desire compels this dance to spiral ever deeper, I drown in the mystery.

Secrets Revealed in you,

gasp as I witness the ancestors come through with messages.

I ask, what do you want me to know?

The Calla Lilly appears...

The messages I hear from eagles n crows

The masters and crones.

Oh sacred canvas pure,

You are my adventure, my dna,

An invitation a portal

A world unknown to dive into, enthused but

Not long before I’m confused, contorted, and afraid.

Remember the mantra, trust the process, and stay on the ride.

Later I’ll think of you, I wonder and ponder.

You live within and spring from soul’s hidden life

I am but a tiny pinhole

The entire Universe must birth through.

I am compelled to see You

To know, to find and discover evermore deeply.

Once entered I never really leave.

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About the Creator

Sofanya White

My desire is to depict the reality that WE ARE NATURE and not separate from it, that everything is energy, vibration, frequency and that all things are connected.

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