Moving together in the flow of all that is

Lesley Farrant m. Boyd Wilson, Winton, August 19,1961

Six decades together, 21,995 days, joyous, sad,

forgotten-ordinary. Twinned drops in the little creek,

learning who each is and what our togetherness means.

And family: kids, partners, grandkids, each a unique delight;

friendship, encounters with differing cultures, faith-focuses,

and the evolving land; always the life of land as we learn, grow

in the great flow of all that is.

Marriage, meeting such standards as mutuality, honesty,

humility, listening hearts, commitment to the inner content of

the relationship in the long term (we all need fresh starts along

the way) regardless of civil and religious certification, is surely

a sign of grace within the sacrament of this wondrous creation

When we drop off our twigs into the oblivious mulch of all past life

none of our journey will be lost as the biosphere, the universe,

move on in the non-directive, un-intrusive grace-presence in

all the interstices of time-space: sub-atomic, cosmic, ecological,

human, infinite yet intimate.

So, Dame Julian, all manner of thing shall indeed be well.

We give thanks, just give thanks.