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Widen the Lens

Widen the LensWiden the lensPull your gazeOff the uglyFor even a momentRefocusThe sadnessThe heartless destructionOf livesAnd livelihoodsOf buildingsAnd homesRemains in The field of visionBut take awayIts all-consumingPowerOver your heartSee alsoThe feathered friendsFlyingWith abandonResting now Upon nakedBranchesSee also the fringes of iceDecorating the edgesOf the comfortersWhich lay Upon the River rocksSee alsoThe tree trunksReflectedIn the stillnessOfContinue reading “Widen the Lens”

Find the Ember

Find the EmberSadnessFear ConfusionDistrustGuiltShameAngerSadnessAll seethingWithinPressingFrom all sidesThreateningExplosionThe worldOn fireInnocent livesDestroyedCollateral damageHomesInfrastructureYears of workUp in flamesWhere is love?Can we find spaceIn our troubled heartsFor love?Can we step awayFrom the noiseSmoke, liesAnd find the peaceWe requireTo clear our visionGrieve our lossesCan we step awayAnd acknowledgeThe shameWe may feelAs citizensOf this country and the monumentalFrustration Overtaking usas weContinue reading “Find the Ember”

Together, We are Massive

Together, We are MassiveThe news worsensI am confoundedMy confidence goneWho am IAs a memberOf this countryPreviously proud to be soNow embarrassedSaddenedGrieved by the egregiousActionsAnd threatsOf our preposterous president.I know not what to doI lie awake. Awake.Hour after hourSick with worryHopeless as I am helplessTo fix, to mitigate evenDisaster after disaster.From deep in the privateRecessesOf myContinue reading “Together, We are Massive”

November Robins

Breast the colorOf weathered bricksShiny black headOf the maleDuller charcoal black Of the femaleDirty yellow beakFeathers charcoal greyBeads of black for eyesAccentuated by rings of whiteIt is the eyesWhich captivateSeeming to penetrate Deeply into my soulThey remain fixedNot deterredBy my return gazeIn IrelandThe robin (spideog) Is considered to beSacredBelieved to haveAcquired its red chest fromContinue reading “November Robins”

Love

LoveAs a person of faith and wonderAs a resident of this troubled countryOf this hurting world,As a personI believeThat Love is the answerLove healsComforts, supportsIncludes, affirmsLove is an energy for goodThat energy will bring peaceAnd compassionTo the human heartThen from each heartOpen to witnessingExpressing loveIn all its formsThere will be ripplesWhich will spread to ourContinue reading “Love”

Check out this video!

The book is called Spirit in Creation: Two Women, One Vision Finding Peace and Truth in Creation. It was written by myself and Marjorie Burke. It is a “story” of a year + in our lives when we immersed ourselves in creation and wrote what moved us. It was a year of turmoil in ourContinue reading “Check out this video!”

Finding Peace, Seeking Hope

We liveHere in the United States of AmericaIn a time of uncertaintyA time of rancor And division. We know not who to believeWho to trustNeighbors seem to turnUpon each otherSo staunch they may beIn the beliefs they hold There is an energyOf fearAnd even hatred,Blaming and shamingMany are exhausted Worn out By the negativityPolluting ourContinue reading “Finding Peace, Seeking Hope”

Exciting News!! (and who doesn’t need exciting news!)

Book #2 is complete. Only a few books have been released, but more to come within days!!! The book launch is June 28th!! Please come!! If you cannot come, just send me an order for the book on my website http://patocwriter.com Details below!! Launch Party for Spirit in Creationmainstreetbookends.com Launch Party for Spirit in CreationContinue reading “Exciting News!! (and who doesn’t need exciting news!)”

Blood Worm Moon

Luminous whiteDinner plateGlows like a torchAgainst the tarry night skyA smatteringOf twinkling starsJoin in the illuminationThe snow blanketed earthReflects the lightLike a quilt embeddedwith a millionprecious diamondsNight marches onThe moonResplendent in its fullnessRises westward into the skyAs the wee hours of morning arriveA dark curtain With a rounded edgeCreeps across its faceFrom east to westAsContinue reading “Blood Worm Moon”