Matia Rania Angelou

they come to me in dreams

they come to me in dreams
wise women and men
with open-hearted knowing
speak of wonders
miracles
questions asked
and questions answered

listen with your heart, they say
listen
to the silence
hum
in the pulse of your blood
in the rush of the river

I listen
ears wide as the world
till waking
dream
slips away

wisdom remains
as close as a whisper
as distant as the whirring planets
if only I could hear
if only I would hear

February 1997

Matia Rania Angelou, Eshet Hazon (“Woman of Vision”), is a published poet, ritual artist, healer, and teacher. Ordained a Rabbinic Pastor and Spiritual Director through ALEPH, Matia is a Mikveh Guide at Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh, Newton, MA, and a member of their Ritual Creation Team. Matia is a SpiritSong teacher who uses her music for healing and spiritual refinement.