Untamed Women Of The New Millennium
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Excerpts from
Drink of This and Drown



Mute

Everyone speaks,
But no one listens.

As if we could hide the silence,
Anoint it in conversation,
Bottle it as holy water for the newly born,

To hide the pain of knowing
We are so much more.

Sheridan Bushnell

The Hunger

You invite me to your banquet,
I glimpse these sumptuous tables,
Rich with the sensuous lushness
Of nature’s sweet colors.

My mouth waters,
Yet my appetite is inviolate.
I hunger,
Yet I cannot eat my way
Through this starvation.

I pace the entryway
To your dining room,
Gaunt, tormented,
Wearing a path
In this rich carpet,
Just outside your door.

Sheridan Bushnell
 

Union

Immersed in love,
I wade into the holy fountain,
Am birthed by innocence and wonder,
Delivered unto my Self.

Mirth embraces my heart,
Joy enters my soul,
Bliss finds me,
Seated in splendor.

Pierced by truth,
No armor, no shield,
Holy once more.

My hands no longer tied,
My voice silenced,
I spread my wings in stillness,
Flight unnecessary.

You receive me,
I enter,
Throw off my longing,
Softly relinquish to this symphony,
And become music.

Sheridan Bushnell
 

Plumb Lime

First the flames
Tear down your house.
You weep and wonder.

Throw your hands up
In wild despair,
Until you realize,

When the burning ceases,
The embers speak,
Listen.

Sheridan Bushnell
 


Excerpts From Other Books by Sheridan Bushnell:
Untamed – Women of the New Millennium
Stepping Into the Circle – Healing Parables for a New Century
Where Imagination Meets Infinity
Exquisite Torture – The Poetry of Passion, Longing and Obsession
 

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