ties that bind

the circle unbroken








the circle is not broken,
rather, it is forged anew
each time we come together
with intention to connect,
with care for our own selves,
with care for the other,

our circle holds in a meeting for worship
and many speak as that within must be without,
as each speaks to ties that bind,

and, though we soon will fly asunder
with our other trajectories and other circles,














the circle that has us within nature,
connected to ourself and to others,
will not be broken
unless we forget to remember the circle,
and that it is unbroken.

by Henry H. Walker,
May 26, ’11