(2015)
Winter Haiku
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…
There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.
The white snow, thin Like sand, over The fields, blowing Across the road. My car rambles
The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down
It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
In the noble purpose of my life, In the clear and quiet chamber Of my soul, In the open and warm cave Of my heart,
Easing down the gravel road, yellow leaves spiral across, like a welcome
The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,
If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate
Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset
Grateful for: Sunrise of pink and gold Showing the way, Lighting the sky, To another blessed day.
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes