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”
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Lunar Honor
Lunar HonorWhat a fun honorIt must be To be a Super Moon!To reflect So brilliantlyThe Light of theSonTo be able At timesTo duck Behind the cloudsAnd hide from the worldTo emergeAt timesA mere halfOf oneselfOr evenA crescent!To illuminateA winter nightWith the ScintillationOf a million diamondsReflecting off the Snow-covered landscapeTo be the cause Of insomniaAnd maybeContinue reading “Lunar Honor”
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”
Spirit in Creation: Two Women, One Vision Finding Peace and Truth in Creation
This video is of one of the poems from my new book, written with Marjorie Burke. The video, as you can see, done months after the poem was written!
From Spirit in Creation: Two Women, One Vision Finding Peace and Truth in Creation
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!”
Dawn
DawnAlleluia!Another day has emergedFrom the dark of nightA brilliant blood orange globe climbsFrom its birthing bedOn distant shoreIts beauty growsAs it risesIts image reflecting offThe morning looking glassRepeating from shore to shoreIts beauty enhancedWith strings of brillianceLike blinking Christmas lightsStrung acrossThe tiny ripples frosting mid lakeEthereal wisps of moistureWaft across the lakeDancing a minuetIn celebrationContinue reading “Dawn”
Insomnia
Through an openingin the forestA C-shaped swath Of sky is visibleFrom my front row cotInviting me to connect With the night skySleep evaded meThere was so much to hearTo seeCoyotes howling, yipping and screamingBarred owls calling outBut most of allThe backdropThe silence of the forestThe stars emergeAs our eyes adjustThey decorate and illuminateThe night skyOneContinue reading “Insomnia”
Crumbs for the Journey 