Thank You Audre: An Ancestral Love Poem
Photo by Dagmar Schultz
Last night some of the lovers of the Lorde gathered to celebrate her birthday. We did what Audre Lorde asked of her communities again and again, we allowed ourselves to meet ourselves newly. We took responsibility for the depth of our longing. We tuned into our ancestral selves and opened ourselves up to receive love from all directions. With dedication to the powerful entities in our lives and in the ancestral realm (especially Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison beaming down on us from that great writers retreat in the sky) we followed the example of Audre Lorde’s The Black Unicorn and created time travel guides and glossaries to meet our ancestral selves across lifetimes and within this one. We participated in the transformation of a stone machine into a stone museum, releasing what was weighing us down and inviting the power of the sacred stones Lorde invokes in her poems. We found ourselves in each other and emerged renewed. Our offering in gratitude to Audre Lorde for all these lifetimes of love is below. We encourage you to read it out-loud with special emphasis on the lines that also resonate with what Audre Lorde has provided you.
And if you want to learn about Undrowned Sun: An Ancestral Listening Intensive taking place online Feb 29 to March 1, here is the info: http://brillianceremastered.alexispauline.com/2020/02/09/undrowned-sun-an-ancestral-listening-intensive/
Love,
Alexis
Happy Birthday Audre: A Woven Poem
After Audre Lorde’s poem "Sahara" in The Black Unicorn
By the participants in “Ancestor Audre: References for Rebirth”
Weaving: the work that is finally recognized, the work that is necessary an skilled, and soft and wise, joyously celebrated by all. An honor to offer-thank you Audre.
You is the light Audre.
Love everlasting Audre.
Radical truth Audre.
Take off my clothes Audre!
Powerful and vulnerable Audre.
Grateful for your alchemy Audre.
I vow to listen to you Audre.
Thank you for sharing your eyes Audre.
Thank you for radical self-love Audre.
Keep on beaming, we feel you Audre.
Your gaze keeps me honest Audre.
You make me know I can exist Audre.
I am more expansive because of you Audre.
You came for me in my time of need Audre.
Your words center me every time I spin Audre
Moonlight beams reflecting off ocean waves, Audre.
You have become the ancestor you dreamed of Audre.
You are remembered today and always Audre.
Thank you for helping me learn about who I am Audre.
Dismantling the master’s house because of you Audre.
You keep teaching me how to survive and I thank you Audre.
I am who I am doing what I came to do Audre.
Everpresent wisdom reverberating always
Audre.
