Sweep the threshold - Willow Annan Rose

[Lawrence Robinson]

Sweep the threshold

Sweep the threshold,
unlock the door,
put the busyness away–
what comes is far
too important.
Build a fire,
quiet the house,
all your sensing is required.
Hear the hoof beats?
The full horse breaths?
Mice may scratch in the walls,
spiders rattle the roof,
you’ve nothing to do
but be home.
Movements beneath your skin,
flashes of thought,
quickening heart,
allow them.
This is a welcoming.
You don’t know who approaches
only that they must.
Freedom blooms
as we set
a place for everything.
What you carry in your blood
has voice–
Let her sing.

	- Willow Annan Rose