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Thoughts of Summer Paradise
Thoughts of Summer Paradise
Bring the meager poet
To immense play
Like the dancing kid
Licking her popsicle
Under the dizzying sun
Ecstatic, giggling and free
She sings beside a river
Of orange blossoms
A storm of love
Awaits her
Music sizzles the senses
As the carnival
Of her life begins.
Tapestry
A marriage takes place
with the mind and heart
creating what we could call emotions;
those lush, active, intangible events
reacting from the depths of our being.
Ideas flowering in the native mind
battle with those sometimes
reckless, uncontrolled emotions
yet all of it; past, present, future
weave a golden tapestry telling a story
whether true or false,
it becomes something to reflect.
Glory
​
Music
In silence
Rhythm
In Stillness
Magnificence
In simplicity
Greatness
From within
Glory everywhere
The Sad Tree
There is a tree in a far-off land
tangled in its own branches
Sadness covers the laughter
as his face becomes like old water;
stagnant by uncertainty.
Misunderstood, he longs to be born anew
removing any rancid trace of the past.
Of course, the tree
loves to play games of sorts
guessing who will be the next
to come for shade, fruit or wood.
Would there be a someone?
Who will rest here?
Play here?
Make love here?
Much has been seen,
most, he'd like to forget.
Please bring something
worth remembering.
Never Far Away
A memory of you
rushes through me
like a strong gust of wind.
Without a thought,
I look up
to the moonlit sky,
and blow you a kiss
good night.
A smile brushes my face
and my heart
has all but stopped.
Suddenly-
I feel safe
knowing
we are
under
the same blanket of stars
Logical Heart
​
The sea holds me captive,
Sweeping emotions in an
Undertow of affections
Once hidden.
Preying on that perpetual
Desire of freedom,
A current of logic rolls in
And a battle of head and heart
Begins.
Duck, Duck, My Goose is Cooked
defeated
deflated
I walk around in life
screaming inside, thinking - rather
hoping
someone will hear me
but how can they?
I do not make a sound,
I look perfectly normal.
above the surface
I am a picture of Grace.
underneath...
I'm frantically swimming
as if my life depends on it
it does.
I suppose there are more
ducks out there
than just little ol' me
I can't be the only one
who feels this way,
right?
4.13
It was spring
Four thirteen
Air crisp
Stars bright
Exhaustion fell into vulnerability
A voice
An open door
Stepping through seems
Effortless
Desirable
Full of wonder and awe
The feeling of fear
Turned to excitement
Like a child
Discovering a new world
Nothing will be the same
Words do not fit this world
Their weakened power
Have no place
Only what we know from
Our beyond
Can be accessed
To help us understand
The new exhilarating mysteries
Visions are strong
Trust is reunited with the self
Guidance given, received and carried out
The mind opens to channel
Visions, messages, un-experienced feelings
Repressed emotions
A heart opens to an antiquated way of love
Bringing a new category of pain
Both feelings echo in the soul simultaneously
Joy has no parallel
Fear has no position
The experience of how things are
Is prominent
Nothing is made up
Just taken in
Magic is present
The present is magic
Hope is not needed
Where certainty lies
And love is
The bright red umbrella
Covering all
In the soft grey scene
Love Walks In
When love walks in
It doesn't matter
The color
Texture
Breed
Race
Size
Gender
Age
Or time...
It will fall on the heart
And rest awhile
Or stay much longer
Sometimes,
Forever isn't long enough
And when the physical presence is gone
Its imprint and affects
Carve out a space-
So deep a place
We didn't know existed
Nestling itself deep within
And we are forever touched
Altered
Expanded
Grateful...