![]() ![]() I began the poem with a free-write about Sister Lucy, wove in a few lines from Rumi, a quote from Rilke, and a passage from Estes connecting the bears’ transformative and regenerative powers to many goddesses around the world. I wanted to remind myself and readers that the Universe remembers us always, and when we are at our most despondent “a great wind” may be “bearing us across the sky.” In other words, unseen, mysterious forces operate in the world that we can only glimpse through prayer, mediation, nature, and art, so we must take heart, and be ready to answer that Divine Messenger when he/she knocks at our door. ![]() I wrote the poem during our nation’s shut down when darkness seemed to cover the sun. The poem was written fairly quickly with few revisions. The experience felt a little like levitation, I imagine! There was a joy in writing “Lucy,” in creating the poem using memory, Rilke, Rumi, Estes, and Nordic folklore. What was your experience like writing “Lucy”? Was it written all at once or not? During the following winter, we exchanged emails in which Susan told me about her creative process, her sources of inspiration, and what her hopes for the coming year. Susan Evans’s poem “ Lucy the Nun With the Green Socks” appeared on Metapsychosis website in Autumn 2020. Stock Socks (on a Clothesline) - no attribution ![]()
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