Gathering at Stucky

Lisa Ragan Farthing

 

My spirit is refreshed as I walk the hill to the house

A house that once held healers caring for the community

And now holds friends gathering to write

A new form of healing.

 

My heart is uplifted as I stand below the tree line

The sky is so blue I can’t look away nor describe it.

My friends are below in the healing house

That once held those whose homes had washed away.

 

My soul is speaking to the Creator as I follow the road 

It is leaf covered and soft, 

Leading up to the top of the hill

Where I can see the place that holds my heart.

I can make the trip without a map or GPS now

Four years after so much destruction and loss and trauma and

Heartbreak.

Lisa Ragan Farthing discovered Hindman Settlement School when she volunteered for archive recovery work after the flood in 2022.  She has been writing since 2024 with a focus on family and nature and the connection she has with both.