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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: The Medicine of Surrender
comes with no spoonful of sugar.
No promises, no back up plans,
no returns, no insurance.
The medicine of surrender
never tastes the way you expect,
never tastes the same next time,
seldom has the hoped for effect.
And if there were some part of you
that thought it might not be affected,
that thought it might hold back,
that part is most likely the first part
to be flooded with the relentless
truth of what is. Oh surrender.
The surest medicine that exists.
There are infinite side effects.
Wonder. Freedom. Rawness.
It’s like opening the dictionary
to the word heaven. Or obliteration.
And knowing it’s the same thing.
It’s like playing spin the bottle with life,
and you French kiss whatever you get.
It’s the only remedy that can help you
be whole. The only real medicine there is.
Copyright 2024 Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher and storyteller. Among her many books and recordings is All the Honey (Samara Press, 2023). She lives with her husband and daughter in Placerville, Colorado, on the banks of the wild and undammed San Miguel River.
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Beautiful and true. Sigh. ❤️
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yep, you nailed it! Your words including it all and arranged with such grace. Amazing. I am in a surrender moment and this happened across my eyes. The awe. Love you.
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Yes, Rosemerry nailed it.
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Thanks, dear Teresa! Oh friend–yep, the surrender moments, we really know it when we are there …
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I love Rosemerry. She has the balm for an aching heart.
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Indeed!
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I happen to love Donna Hilbert!! Thank you, sister maker of balm.
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“The medicine of surrender
never tastes the way you expect,
never tastes the same next time,
seldom has the hoped for effect.” -
Yes, yes.
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yes yes
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Thanks, Laure-Anne ❤️
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