(2014)
Thoughts about pain.
Lately, a sadness pervades, I mourn for youth, perhaps passion of younger days. With age, some of that passion
On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face
Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird
Memories of my childhood Visit more and more Each day, As ghosts of past relatives Cast their shadows,
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are
On a walk this morning, the rocky cliffs that reach the blue-green sea, talk of strength today.
On a walk, many Brown-Eye Susan line the border, before the woods. Rain clouds move closer as if to give a hug, while
One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…
Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song
In the rustle of leaves the wind plays a tune, the change of season is on the horizon. It asks permission
Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments