{"id":38148182,"date":"2021-06-29T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=38148182"},"modified":"2021-06-29T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:01:31","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=38148182","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: A Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem about wanting to find the sacred in a not so far away place. <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/d68e4f21-a4d7-46bf-a42e-c1b290ae485d_4016x6016.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a lit fireplace with a stone arch and hearth against a wooden wall and a tasseled tapestry above.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@zane404?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Zane Lee<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/hearth?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mundane Pilgrimage<\/h3><p>The yearning for traversing<\/p><p>over green fields<\/p><p>to ancient stones<\/p><p>Yields<\/p><p>to the pull of home,<\/p><p>the lantern of liminality,<\/p><p>center of the self and the world.  <\/p><p>The faint creak of a front door,<\/p><p>the groan of floor boards,<\/p><p>the feet lighting on holy ground<\/p><p>Consecrates<\/p><p>the busyness of the mind,<\/p><p>the weariness of the body,<\/p><p>the fatigue of the soul.<\/p><p>The longing for reflection,<\/p><p>the desire for contemplation,<\/p><p>the aspiration for inspiration<\/p><p>Reaches<\/p><p>toward the sanctity of the hearth,<\/p><p>the peace of silence,<\/p><p>the melody of nature.<\/p><p>Sacred routines,<\/p><p>cleaning and tending,<\/p><p>each a small prayer in itself.<\/p><p>Gladdens<\/p><p>my heart to peace,<\/p><p>prepping the mind,<\/p><p>the cauldron for illumination.<\/p><p>I am home,<\/p><p>whole and tranquil,<\/p><p>restored and strengthened.<\/p><p>I am at the center,<\/p><p>the center being within me,<\/p><p>a flame kindled brightly.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem about wanting to find the sacred in a not so far away place. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38148182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38148182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38148182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38148182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38148182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38148182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38148182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}