A Novena to St. Dwynwen

Blessings on Giving Up That Which We Cannot Have

Bless us, dear saint…

all who unwittingly walk in your ways.

Those who must choose humility over happy,

Those who navigate past moments of…“Please, please?”

Those who are guided by: “Not this, not here, not now.”

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Brackish beacons indeed.

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And so we ask blessings…

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May we find the Spirit to follow the fish,

orienting ever as you instruct,

for here is where we got

when left to our own desires.

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May our hearts be soothed enough to seek

while also releasing all that angels won’t abide,

for thawing icy expectations

is anointed effort indeed.

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May the wells of our tears go dry.

May our exiles be brief.

And may our salty tongues learn not to barter

for all that we once believed must

some time…

somehow…

in some way…

come to be.