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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”

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”

To the Mountains

I come to the mountainsFrom whence comethMy peaceMy wholenessMy soul’s nourishmentAs the car crests the hillA vista opensRevealingForestFields andMountains near and farFrom Kearsage To the WhitesThe vista embraces allBirds soarRiding wind currentsIn the valley belowThe treesNow mostly barrenStand neverthelessUnabashedIn their greys of winterThe zinniasPersevereIn contributing colorTo the fieldAmarinthsStretch skywardTheir cranberry coloredFeathery bloomsEnrich the landscapeOne treeTheContinue reading “To the Mountains”

Are You Scared?

Broken BranchPrecariously perchedUpon your rockyHomeA dry island within Chilly October watersWhat is your story?You carry scarsYour bark Has beenStripped awayYou have been CleavedFrom your tree Of lifeBeavers have feastedUpon youYour pointed tipTheir signatureNow points heavenwardAre you lonelyAs youLanguish uponThe solid slab of rockGrounded in river’s bed?Are you cold?Scared?Or, maybe delightedTo have a perchTo rest uponAContinue reading “Are You Scared?”

Little Sunapee

Soothing soundsCaress my spiritRefresh my soulThe waters tumbling over the damJoining the stream below Create a melody of peaceThe birds, twittering, chirpingTweeting and singingLend a happy riffThe air,Purified by the treesHumbly standing sentryAt lake’s edgeAnd cooled by the waters of the lakeRejuvenatesAnd heals As I sip deeplyImbibing joyThe beautyOf the families of waterfowlFurry balls ofContinue reading “Little Sunapee”

Imagine 2

ImagineA world without warA home without strifeA gun without ammunitionA voice without disdainA message without scornImagineA life without hate A storm without destructionA highway without collisionsA field without ticksA rose without thornsThere are momentsThere are placesThere are chapters of life When we can thus imagineWhen our path is smoothOur waters placidIn these timesWe give thanksGratitudeContinue reading “Imagine 2”

There Comes a Time

There comes a timeTo move with graceful tempoUnhurriedEnjoying each stepAs life’s journey Beckons you forth. There is wisdomThere is beautyTo be seen, held, and respected.Life meanders at its own paceIrrespective of the speedand pounding of our footfallsWe cannot grab moreBy rushing.As we saunter Along forest’s pathLet us take notice ofThe snow dropsThe tiny red budsContinue reading “There Comes a Time”