Through the Dark Night, Gently

On loss, despair, and pathways to hope

· The Short Side
  The stage of unknowing, perplexity, dark night of soul

· Winter Clarity
  Ways of knowing turn sterile; preserving wilderness within; our small green fern

· Cold Rain Comes
  Endeavors fail or end; summer grace encounters fall; the winter mind; faith in re-emergence

· It Takes a Brave Naivete
  Human condition of fall; compromised despite intentions; our soul, woven with gray

· A Farewell to Summer
  Death of loved ones; happiness lost; foundations of impermanence; reluctant wisdom

· Old Riverside Oak
   Decline and death of loved ones; foundations fade; the void; redemption in greater whole

· A Way in the Wilderness
  Depression and dire situation; resolve, resignation and acceptance; inner stillness

· The Night Music of San Rafael de Guatuso
  Tremulations; dark night in far lands; grace disguised in humble chance

· A Springtime Promise
  Decline of body, turmoil of spirit; the sacred surrounds you with signs

· Lessons for the Fallen
  Your life, fallen, caught in-between, torn by conflict; light your candle, sing your hymn