Shared Beauty
(AKA: 12 in 17)
A Haiku Cycle of the 12 Steps of Recovery
I
Chilling truth wakens
as hopeless addiction slays
manageable lives
II
Seeing with new eyes,
believing in the Divineas hopeless addiction slays
manageable lives
II
Seeing with new eyes,
restores our pained minds
III
We, like bending trees,
surrender our will to Him
who lovingly guides
IV
Sun shines through bare limbs.
Without apprehension we
count costs of the past
V
Uncovering wrongs,
the fear melts from our hearts as
we confess past deeds
VI
Wings of hope grow strong;
preparing to molt useless
and errant coping
VII
Like ripe wheat bowing
in cleansing rain, our humble
supplications roll
VIII
supplications roll
VIII
As rose petals fall
exposing the thorns of harm,
Contrition will come
IX
exposing the thorns of harm,
Contrition will come
IX
Humble atonements
break the frozen grip of angst
as the old life fades
break the frozen grip of angst
as the old life fades
X
Sun sets on each day.
Our hearts and spirits are
refreshed
before we sleep
XI
before we sleep
XI
Branches straining,
reach for the sky to soak in
the Creator’s gift
reach for the sky to soak in
the Creator’s gift
XII
Like spring we’re renewed,
embracing all that we gained
then passing it on
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