Hidden Hopes The vast landscape of the sea Unwrapped hidden hopes in me. Standing on the distant shore Waves beckoned — opening the door Quickening my hungry soul. What hopes and dreams lie within reach for you today? The very least you can do in your life is figure [...]
Wake Up! It Matters to Listen Carefully, Now She called out to her wayward child— don’t. Words will hurt each other, you must— think. Your actions affect this planet— stop. Please listen you can ease the pain— feel. You have one day I give to you— live. Mother Earth [...]
Becoming More You The bubbing water fills the air opening the door to bird songs floating above and over the sky. If you listen closely, you might hear your own song blending and floating along rejoicing in being set free. Open — alive— you— filling your heart space becoming [...]
“I think that I will never see A poem lovely as a tree.” Joyce Kilmer’s poem, “Trees,” expresses the beauty and majesty of trees. As a child, I held a fascination for trees and wanted to hide in them all day. I can’t explain the mystical aura that surrounds [...]
Silence gives the mind a moment of peace, a chance to listen to nothing and everything. Leaving words hanging until a clearer thought breaks through. Silence Sitting between here and now my mind crosses back and forth looking for answers waiting as the silence crowds out words. Meditation requires [...]
Watching from afar I wondered what the eagle perched on the dead tree could see that I could not. Never moving, only turning her head slowly to the left and right. She has come every day this week, and sometimes you can see her circling the lake searching. Then, [...]
Uncertainty Before the darkness sets on a new horizon, peace will settle over hearts that ponder anew their vision of the dawn. After all the darkness there will be but one light shining along the path. For some two roads appear. Who will say which is right? Now, for [...]
Silence prepares our souls to see the world in full color—an extravaganza of life and bliss. Silent Walks Upon the Sand Silent walks upon the sand interrupted only by the flutter of sea gulls meeting on the shore. I wonder why they gather in such strange little groups. They [...]
Fighting hate... The crazy hate weighing down the world can leave you feeling aimless and hopeless. How can we change the world? How can we change ourselves? My Heart Is Heavy My heart is heavy today. Is it the rain or the crazy hate weighing down the world? To [...]
A mother's love . . . I watched him playing in the sand dunes and running through the waves. His hair blowing softly in the wind. Free from any of the worries that plague the grown ups. I wanted desperately to stop time—to hold this moment—in my mind—forever. Love [...]
