WOMEN IN TRANSITION

WOMAN,

HOME OF THE WOMB,

TENDER OF LIFE AND DEATH,

TRANSITIONS HAVE BEEN YOURS TO ENABLE, ENDURE, ENFORCE

SINCE PEOPLE WALK THE LAND

RAILTRACKS LEADING INTO DISTANT FUTURES

AND YOUR CHOICE TO FOLLOW YOUR OWN

HAS NEVER BEEN AN EASY ONE

AS WE APPROACH THE TURN OF EMPIRE,

YOU LOOK OVER ALL THAT IS UNFOLDING

WITH A KNOWING, GENEROUS GAZE

HOLDING YOUR LONELINESS AND THE TEMPTATIONS

OF SCRIPTS AND ROLES THAT KEEP YOU BOUND

I SEE YOU LEANING INTO OLD TRADITIONS

THAT STRENGTHEN YOUR BACK,

MOVING TOWARDS THE LIGHT OF THE MOON

LETTING WATER FLOW WHERE IT'S PULLED BY CELESTIAL BODIES

SOON, SO SOON, SUN WILL KISS THE HORIZON

TENDERLY CARRESSING THE HILLS OF YOUR BODY AND VALLEYS OF YOUR SOUL

POUR FORWARD MY DEAR,

YOUR SPARK ILLUMINATES THE WORLD WE ARE PASSING ON

AND AS YOU SHINE, EVERYONE AROUND YOU WILL GLOW IN THEIR BRIGHTEST COLOUR

A gift from the Women's Circle at the Rite of Passage 2026