I am an active volunteer. Most of my volunteer work draws me into settings with people who are in some degree of need. Like many who give of their time in these ways, I often feel I receive so much more than I give. It is authentically hospitable to simply take care of another’s most obvious needs, mindful of the complexities of their unspoken needs.
Haiku is a perfect format for reflecting on my encounters with others in this volunteer work as it too, dances simply with the complex.
She
Those yearning blue eyes
Memories gone – shards only
SPIRIT – be with her
I
See with my heart’s eyes
Re-member YOU with a touch
Through, with and in YOU
We
Gather together
In-dwelling time – faith, hope, trust
Small acts of your love