Kiss the shining face,
Of a golden sunflower
Fly on the wind,
Of a butterfly’s wings
Drink from the dew,
Of the morning glory
See the faces of angels
In the gentle arms of the trees
Hear the songs of the running water
Over a bed of stones
Leaves rain on cloudless skies,
Winds play a symphony
Through the trees
While I sit under a maple with leaves of fire.
I close my eyes and hear squirrels
Dashing madly through the brush,
Storing away what they will soon forget…
Shadows dance as last sun spills around me,
And the day falls away.
I look up and smile at the winking sun,
And raise my hand, palm exposed, to feel
The kiss of each leaf in the breeze,
each shaft of light.
You ask “do the clouds change the sun?” and I whisper
To you, in this sacred place, “ no.”
~

We live in the same voice
We live under the same sky
While the candle dances
Brightly
Hearts skip and swell
When kindred spirits meet
~

Everyone has something
That keeps them
Awake at night
Somehow you have
To make peace
With yourself
I cannot tell you
When to stop caring or
When the nightmares
Will stop
A white carnation
To hide
To hide
The smell of death
Everyone has something
That keeps them awake at night
Everyone
~
Whisper to me
Like the wind
Instinct moon
Shine down
On my soul
Fill it with
Light and peace
~

Sweet love, I feel your sting
Disappointment burns and twists
Through my soul
Revisit me tomorrow,
Let me sleep this night,
Let me know one last caress,
One last kiss
Before the morning light
Splays my slumber
Sweet love, like a jewel
I hear your voice cut me
Behind closed eyes, I hear
You step further away,
Elusive to my touch
Let me know once more
That singular joy
That comes me,
Under your watchful eye
Sweet love, go now
Fade the light of embers
Make my touch cold
Let me know
Let me know
Let me go
~

Dreams of fading pictures
Possibility and problem
In my palm,
A tree stands,
Wizened in the winds
Of love and pain,
Sorrow and joy
These are
My now,
My was,
My will be.
I see
In the shadows,
The dim light of knowing
Passed the sight of the sun,
All that is mine
Spilling down over
The rocks and sand
A maelstrom
That I hold in my other hand
~

A pebble falls
In the water
Reach out for me
Each breath you take
Breathe for me
Alone is never alone
Life is never life alone
You wear your misery well
Let me take your coat for you
The candle lights your face
I see the seduction of morose
In your eyes
You wear your pain
Like an embrace
The roundness of the pebble
Weighs in my hand
Immovable
The pebble can only
Fall
It falls,
And never do I hear
The splash
~

Love is a fierce cord
Discordant
Harmony
Life reflected
In a dewdrop
In another set of hours,
Minutes, days
We are side by side
Not separated by
An ocean of time
A circle that cannot
Be complete
In this life.
In the dream
I can feel the strength
Of your hand
Holding me still
Holding me
Still
And in the morning light
I know that I cannot
Let go.
Love is a fierce cord
Discordant harmony
Hold me in the torrent.
In the morning,
All remains.
~

Drawn to water
We watch, we drown
In the rapids
In the unknown maelstrom
To cleanse
To live again
Life is a river –
Jump in
I want to float to a quiet place
Where the water eddies and swirls
In the shade of a weeping willow
Whose branches lean
Down to kiss the water
I want to sit at the river’s edge,
On the wooden bridge and dip my toes
In the water
when the water gets too cold
And the minnows bite like sharks,
I will stand and
Walk
Further
We stand on the shores
Watching
We bathe in the water
To come clean
We drown
Life is a river
Streams, creeks, lakes
Join and divide
All water flows out
To somewhere
Life is a river –
Jump in
We watch, we drown
We sit calmly in the water’s arms
Balanced precariously
On a boat that should not float
We check for wholes, holes
In the boat
Not a soul without us
Another day of fishing
~

Kindred spirits meet
Not by chance
But in spite of it
A candle dances brightly
In the gentle breeze
Hearts skip a beat
How can this be?
It simply is…
Enjoy the moment
Every breath,
Every last rose.
~

My soul
Barren
Save for a question
Light shines down and out
Instinct moon
Love
Figured
Peace
Whisper to me
Like the wind
Fill me
~

Drink from this cup of tea
Feel the ridges
Where the cracks mark
Its ceramic face
Heat radiates from it
As I cup it in my hands
I watch the leaves of tea
Swirl and float,
Dancing with each sip
~