The Invitation- Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Poem "The Invitation"- by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Music by Wah!

It doesnt interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your hearts longing.

It doesnt interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.


It doesnt interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by lifes betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.


I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.


I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.


It doesnt interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.


I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.


I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
Yes.


It doesnt interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.


It doesnt interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.


It doesnt interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.


I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.

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[KalaGaia]

Thankyou everyone :) really glad you are enjoying this little video..! :)

[KalaGaia]

you are welcome... yes it is a great poem isn't it :)... I am glad you enjoyed it..

[Alerialope]

Thank you for sharing this inspiring video and poem!!

[Wardawarda25]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice poeme

[Yahuda101]

Beautiful! I love it, the music and the words of the poem, just beautiful.

[daisies234]

Good video and good choice of music. Font could be spiffed up a bit, and it wouldn't have hurt if you'd put some time into using capitals and apostrophes.

[glaubdir]

hi kalagaia,

great video, thanks.

sunny greetings

glaubdir ;-)

[buelligan1964]

You have done a beautiful video, it goes very well with what is a powerful poem with a message for all,

one that means so much to me on a personal level,

thanks for putting it out there.

[kalaway]

This was just what I was looking for. A lot of the yt vids with this have horrible graphics and text effects and pretty terrible music as well. This was very classy :)

[CharliiBroun]

I cannot believe i have never heard this poem before. it is absolutely AMAZING.

thank you so much for uploading. the music matches beautifully. you have no idea how much i needed to hear something like this.

"I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it."

i have shivers