And here we find ourselves again, in old and new and could have been. Not should have– for we cannot see nor feign to know what ought to be…
Read MoreThe quarter century dawned as the heart within her longed for the days of passing to be everlasting, but she could not yet hear heaven’s song…
Read MoreSprout up and grow. Come close and know that all great trees start as seeds. Listen and heed till you come to believe…
Read MoreWashed in the water of deep breaths and brightness, shining down in rays of light and wind in flight. Coming and going to and fro…
Read MoreAnd here lies a full heart. Do not disturb its gentle rest, for peace has come upon it such as any man be blessed…
Read MoreScales balanced, eyes turned to the value market learned: compare the subtle leanings ensnared in double meanings, entirely believing this is fair…
Read MoreFew places are better than a library: Quiet contentment and books to read, spaces to sit and to contemplate, where no one will ask– are you done with your plate?
Read MoreLean in, listen close, take the time to smell the rose. Enclose its petals in your hands. O dear, won’t you forsake your plans…
Read MoreYour heart is steady, not missing a beat, but I close my eyes and all I see are leaves. The signal of change, so deep and so high, that newness is impossible to deny…
Read MorePeace be with you. Peace be with me. If I say it and I mean it, will it be easier to believe?
Read MoreI saw my image in the mirror. I’d seen before, but this time, clearer. I heard my voice repeat the claim, but this time, I was listening…
Read MoreIt was a four-legged table, as most tables are, with one of its stilts falling apart. Though someone had “fixed” it and given their best…
Read MoreSunlight filters through, holding still among leaves that move and sway with whispers on the wind, yet never carried off and away, deeply rooted—they near us stay.
Read MoreHolding fast what is past, wishing for the moment last seen on screen behind the eyes. Telling, but your heart yet lies in wake of waves from wondering…
Read MoreFlowers I can’t rearrange. Flowers painted in a vase, in a frame, and on my wall, left that way for one and all…
Read MoreWindswept. Unkept. Turning on a table yet– Not so, even though, feels like I have much to go. Can’t see in front of me…
Read MoreLike soot to a fireplace, dust soon takes its place upon the books on my shelf, so too upon my brow…
Read MoreBeauty is simple. A candle. A rose. The scent of lavender left on my bones. Time is a taker, but he does not waste…
Read MoreThe light takes time to shine. No reason to hurry it finds, for the bird’s song is the backdrop of becoming…
Read MoreWere that I was a blank canvas, pure and unstained, ready to receive the day’s promise of an image newly stayed. For an oak tree’s outstretched branches…
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