Grateful Heart
A lifting above
and a grounding below,
a warming at the center –
when I remember.
It is like the unexpected gift
presented with love
and perfect timing.
Or the lightness of being
that comes
with surrender
and trust –
even in the midst of
struggle or pain.
I hold onto it
even as I let go,
allowing the divine
to move through,
heal me with its dawning.
“I was born with a grateful heart,”
says the patient
on her dying bed.
I marvel at the gift she has
and how it fills her up at the end,
easing the way.
And then I remember,
so was I.
© Cynthia Cady Stanton
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| Cynthia Cady Stanton |
Cynthia Cady Stanton is a woman with a deepening awareness of life and spirit, and a desire to share her spiritual understandings as a helpful, healing presence for others. She lives as a mom, wife, friend, sister, and grief counselor. Cynthia describes herself as "an accidental poet." She discovered her poetic voice four years ago while writing in a coffee shop. Since then, she has published hundreds of poems on her blog. Her voice offers reassurance and deeper understanding. She offers her writings as a means to promote love, grace, mindfulness, and healing. Cynthia has been a featured contributor on Phoebe.com several times and had a poem nominated as Poem of the Month on Spillwords.com. You can find her poems here: becomingandbeholding.com.
