Eat this Grief in Little Nibbles

Writing Prompt: from my niece Danielle (see below)

Eat this grief in little nibbles

He reminded me of a tree

tall, strong, and beautiful

breathing in the wounds of the world

breathing out pure sweet blessings

His long arms reached to the heavens

His gardening feet reached deep into the earth

His roots drinking unseen waters

knowing unknown things

Tending connections with integrity

Longing for laughter

Soaring in the heavens

at one with the falcons, waving to aunties and uncles and ancestors

who had gone before

and sat awaiting his arrival through the veil

for a bit, he holds us in our dreams, our journeys with the drum

before settling in, to be, one with...

we remember you when we breath

we breathe with you as a beautiful tree

breathing in we kiss the wounds of your loss

breathing out we give thanks for your everything

breath daddy, breath

breath in our daddy circle

huddled together in the ring

of the ancient groves

the oaks, the redwoods, the beech, and the butterflies

when we breathe with trees

we will remember you

when we root ourselves into the earth

we will remember you

when we tend the fruits and the vegetables, in our internal gardens, and our external gardens

we will remember you

we welcome your wisdom

we welcome your support

within our dreams

in our work

in our play

in our creative endeavors

and in the integrity of our life purposes

be free family

eat this grief in little nibbles

and let this mighty spring

bring us closer together

as an ʻohana

dialed in to aloha

prompt: Jose liked all fruits and veggies….I think any tree would make him happy

He did like trees a lot…

He reminded me of a tree….tall, strong, beautiful, taking in the negative and breathing out purity, deeply rooted, and highly longing