Practising Falling

By Kirstie McKinnon | Posted: Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Since writing about falling quiet, I have certainly done that. The poem Walk can be seen as more on this theme. In contemplating falling quiet, I’ve also practised falling into the surf.

Each wave I decided to fall into was different, and after three sessions in the water, I had in fact fallen only once, and ridden many waves. In its way, the poem Walk is about this: a determination to let go of control, to move a little beyond fear, and into the unknown.

Walk

Walk child, and let

the walking

fall into you.

Go into the dark

look around, and find

the lost and the broken

with your hands.

Hold what has never been held.

Speak what has never been spoken.

Gently now,

through the open door

out, into the field

of unknowing.

Walk child, and let

the walking

fall into you.

~ Kirstie McKinnon

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