A Poem by Lulwama Mulalu about Hubbard Hall

I’ve asked several members of the Hubbard Hall community to write guest posts towards this blog.  In response, our Fellow Lulwama Mulalu wrote this amazing poem.  I find it incredibly insightful, beautiful, moving.  It speaks to the power of this place, these people, this process.  Enjoy.

there is a palpable magic that lives here

it moves soft footed through the old wooden walls

and it is the window through which

sunlight spills into our souls to grow hope

hope is the deep breath that invites love

and love is how we tether ourselves to one another

this is what it means to connect

this is what it means to build community

 

i am hubbard hall and hubbard hall is me

 

art is transformative in its being

it is the portal that opens our heart

doors to all that is incandescent and impossible

it paints a universe of full of honourable belonging

art teaches our imagination to be a divine

and free winged creature that welcomes us home

home is the songs we sing to celebrate the

joys of finding our place

there is always a space for the lost

and for eyes in need of restoration

 

you are hubbard hall and hubbard hall is you

 

this is fertile ground for the expanding of horizons

let’s use our palm lines as a lasso and reign in our dreams

you’ve got the whole wide world right in the palms

of your hungry hands there kid

so dance with passion every single chance you get

sing loud to the breeze and watch it wrap you with light

paint yourself a new wild moon to orbit around

your untamed smile

the stage has always been yours

there is a palpable magic that lives here

and it nestles itself in the chests of everyone that walks in

 

we are hubbard hall and hubbard hall is us

 

this is a home that invites the history of all hearts