Poetry and Spirituality Nothing is without voice I climb the road to Cold Mountain Hidden under all forms of thought Song of the Sky Loom Beneath the autumn sky The Great Sea Flower in the Crannied Wall A fish cannot drown in water The water is clear The rivers all in Paradise We only came to sleep Where I wander—You! Silently a flower blooms

slide 9 of 14 A fish cannot drown in water, A bird does not fall in air. In the fire of creation, Gold doesn’t vanish: The fire brightens. Each creature God made Must live in its own true nature; How could I resist my nature, That lives for oneness with God. — Mechtild of Magdeburg