Cathedral of the Wild

*words spilled to this song- please feel free to take a brief pause to listen for a moment before you move through this piece.

*the structure of the poem is intended to help you leisurely wander through the words.

h e r

bare

soles

d i g

into the

e a r t h

as energies

f l o w

through her

anew

a w a k e n i n g

p r i m a l

i n s t i n c t s

as a

versant

breeze

b l o w s

through

...

feet

g r o u n d e d

in the

s o i l

familiar

patterns

c o u r s e

her

v e i n s

her body

m o v i n g

to the

s o n g

of the

T r e e s

f i n d i n g

her

a n c i e n t

s w a y

...

a r m s

l i f t e d

toward the

s k y

r e a c h i n g

to

a s c e n d

t o u c h i n g

patterns

with her

f i n g e r s

only

her

s o u l

can

c o m p r e h e n d

...

a b u n d a n t

lessons

o v e r f l o w

teachings

she's

f o r g o t t e n

she once

l e a r n e d

walking

in the

p r e s e n c e

of her

l i n e a g e

her spirit

l o n g i n g

to

d i s c e r n

...

b r e a t h i n g

in the

s c e n t s

around

her

i n t u i t i o n s

freshly

dialed in

her

s e l f- b u i l t

barriers

c r u m b l e

and now

the

h e a l i n g

can

b e g i n

...

f r e e i n g

her

hair

from its

e n t a n g l e d

knot

she

r e l e a s e s

inhibitions

to the

s k y

wind

b l o w s

away

i n s e c u r i t i e s

as she

r e m e m b e r s

how to

f l y

...

w o r s h i p f u l l y

she

w a l k s

with

t e n d e r

f e e t

m o v i n g

gently

over

r o c k

and

s t o n e

s e n s i n g

the

m e m o r y

of the

F o r e s t

r e m i n d i n g

her

of things

she’s

a l w a y s

known

...

G r a s s e s

t e a c h

her

how to

b o w

so her

s p i r i t

doesn't

b r e a k

to

b e n d

gracefully

through

the

t e m p e s t

as it

d r i v e s

her

s o u l

to

w a k e

...

W i l d f l o w e r s

remind

her

to

b l o o m

by

h o l d i n g

life

with an

o p e n

palm

T r e e s

gently

s h o w

her

b e a u t y

in

l e t t i n g

g o

the

p o w e r

in

r e l e a s i n g-

this

l e s s o n

a

s a c r e d

balm

...

g u i d a n c e

gently

w h i s p e r e d

through

her

surroundings

r e m i n d i n g

her

what’s

i m p r i n t e d

deep

w i t h i n

r e c e i v i n g

m o r e

than she

could

a s k

she's

i n s p i r e d

to

r e m e m b e r

what has

a l w a y s

been

...

beautiful

m e d i c i n e

for her

s p i r i t

she’s

f i l l e d

with

w o n d e r

c a p t i v a t e d

b e g u i l e d

as her

heart

r e m e m b e r s

how to

b e a t

in

s y n c

with her

c a t h e d r a l

of the

W i l d

***The music of Roary has carried me through many journeys in life. If you haven't had the experience of his music yet, I recommend taking a deep dive.