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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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”
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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”
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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”
Crumbs for the Journey 