TruthHow do we find it?Where do we look?How might we recognize it?Do we follow the flickerOf lightThat sparkIn the caveOf untruths?The ember that createsIn our soulsA skipAn extra beatAn almost smile?Do we retreatTo our space of stillnessListen for the quietSubmerge in the silenceAnd pay attentionTo the whisperThat emergesFrom our heartsAnd then says,“All will be well”DoContinue reading “Truth”
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If Only
If OnlyIf only tearsCould wash awayThe hateCould bring backLifeBring comfort toThe grievingBring kindness toThe forefrontIf only tearsCould wash awayThe hateBiddeford, MainePlease knowTears flow for youAll over this CountryAll over thisWorldTears of loveAnd sadnessAnd apologyImmigrant communityPlease knowWe the peopleWeepOur sadnessComes with Our angerAnd our loveWe The peopleWeep. Johan Sebastian GuerreroDo you seeThe tears?Can you feelOur griefForContinue reading “If Only”
Anticipations
AnticipationsLife so seldomUnfoldsAs we anticipate,Hope,Or even fearWhen those lusciousDays of Early spring,ArriveThe onesWhere the sunCaresses your faceAnd a light breeze Passes byCarrying joyLook at the tipOf those skeletal branchesKeep watch,For a bud will emergeA tight green shelterA wombOf sortsIt will growReaching outReaching upFurther and furtherToward the warmthOf the globe Of molten goldThe green vesselWill changeContinue reading “Anticipations”
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”
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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”
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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!”
Crumbs for the Journey 