Today is the feast day of Dame Julian of Norwich. Dame Julian, of course, is the source of the title of this blog, now over two years in the making. I added the .Period. at the end. No, in fact, I spelled it out mostly because I forget sometimes that All Will Be Well. I know this. I proclaim this. I believe this. And I forget this, more often than I would like. Today is Julian*s Day. What a dame!
Today is Julian*s Day
What a dame!
She of anchoress fame:
What a dame!
Today I may sift through
Her Showings:
What a dame!
Today
I hold a hazelnut
In the palm of my hand,
A hazelnut in both palms,
Maybe grasp one or two
With my toes
For good measure.
What a dame,
I tell you,
What a dame!
That hazelnut
Holds the whole world
Simply
Purely
The whole world
Beginning and end
All shall be well
And all manner of things
Shall be well
What a dame!
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