Sweet Sweet A morsel of honey dripped from heaven’s comb dabbing the soft palate of  my being filling my words with a savory hymn. I placed my pen down and listened. The salt from my tears added to the rich flow of golden sustenance. A bee, coming from an unknown place, lands on my shoulder. […]

…become the Wave I dive. Leaping no longer an option. A force pulls me into the open sea. I am not adrift. Almost immediately, I am fashioned into the swirling drops within which I am now gathered. A natural flow —a rhythm undefined —a sacred dance formed      is now playing itself out. In […]

Pilgrimage Out of the sea, I surfaced. My tail morphed itself splitting in two —delicate stumps began to bend. I was held in a moment of silent prayer. Two feet sprang and I stood. Limbs branched from a torso, like a breast plate, and I reached skyward. Ocean drops fell upon earth’s bed. I stepped […]

See the faces… Today. I am praying. (call it Meditation, Tonglen or Contemplation) Not for me. Not for you. I am whispering into the Universe for our World  gone asunder. I cry out, “What is Truth?” “Where is Justice?” See the faces of innocent tiny eyes, fragile minds listening to adults— listening, observing adults! Grown-ups, […]

Satisfied The time— the hour…I know not. Yet, it was as if a  symbol clanged and a host of drops gathered from a Source wider than the sea. Into the skies they soared— higher and higher they climbed until they were out of sight. Silence ‘broke.’ With a rush, the sound of stampeding horses could […]

A Novel A beam of Light —like a series of words —descends ‘into’ a flower. Each letter becomes a petal. The stem forms a sentence while each leaf a paragraph. The One who gazes is drawn into the heart of a Novel—blossoming. Now, the light transforms the beholden and the beholder. Truly, this is how […]

What IF… What IF the stories are TRUE? What IF a mere child— a girl with a name we know as Mary WAS overshadowed by ‘some-thing’ other THAN a man. What IF she bore a child… not even she could understand. What IF— Water really was turned to wine? And baskets were filled with leftovers… […]

On a Clear Day On a clear day I can see for stretches of vast landscapes. Walking on—the pictures before me change and leave imprints— countless rooms, secret chambers tended, beating in a cave within my heart. But, on days when all is not so clear, I look out and my imagination is ignited. Visions […]

The Sky The clouds spread while wings expanded in a sea of blue. The sun lit the sky— the horizon knew no border. The hawk, a dab in the  held photo, let out a wail —a chorus echoed. I stood, “Encore, Encore, Encore” Feathers hovered. A circling pattern performed. The ‘singers’ bellowed a high pitched […]

Fruit from the Vine The work of unseen hands. The ‘planter’ prepared the soils. Seeds laid in the rich, brown mud…earth’s womb. Labor pains ‘cracked’ the ground. Broken, a vine spreads itself. Taking in the summer’s heat —moisture fed the budding leaves —gentle rains caressed the fruit      being born. The Gardener watched, waited […]

Can Be Seasons change as do words. The stately oak stands in the middle of  the dense forest; inside, rings write themselves. Age marks, the years gone by, yet, ‘outside” written between invisible lines, limbs broken by gusty winds —new formations etched by a pen. Leaves dress themselves adorning the dark edges of bark. Paragraphs […]

See in Yourself By grace an eloquent rising. Rays like ladders fan every which way; a lure for everyone to cast one’s essence. Join the flame ‘in’ you to the One setting the World to Light. No matter how dim shadows pervade—you are set aglow in radiant splendor. Do not mimic anyone else. Guides are […]

Today Like a table cloth laced with an elegant pattern, You hung. The detailed weaving of ice particles formed beside your body ever so still. Your color fading —You hold in this moment —You gather in the sun’s warmth —Every vein in your paper flesh savoring life mindful of the fall that will whisk you away. You […]

ALL Souls We remember and recall their past. What has become of their future— a constant question many attempt to grasp. Faith in ‘some’ place beyond us dwells or do we adhere to  the words “what we believe ‘beyond’ —resides within.” Baffling thoughts… Yet, what is the truth? Answers or questions? Yes, questions— guides to […]

Pumpkin Patch Deep in the woods— a patch  of pumpkins. How… How did this ‘orange’ garden of tantalizing gourds arrive here??? The Great Pumpkin? Let’s be serious… This is NO ‘trick‘… it is a tasty ‘treat.’ I discovered the spreader of the seeds… Carefully planted indeed! Yes, there the Gardner was sitting atop one of […]

Face to Face When I see you, what shall you see? Will I hear your voice? Will my voice  open like a new song? Will time stand still? Will the gaze between us hold no space? When I see you face to face, will I finally know who I am? And in this knowing, realize […]

Night Rider Late at night or maybe the early morning, I step into my auto. I release the clutch. The engine does not roar. The sound of silence releases the brake. The pad of my soles caresses the pavement —the ride begins. Along highways and byways I go. My vehicle does not putter —it rolls. […]

The Fall How it happened I haven’t a clue… A crisp, clear morning dawned. The forest was filled with sound. Birds sang beside leaves clapping their hands. I heard the sound of my bicycle’s wheels as they kicked up stones. This was a ride I enjoyed so many times.  I knew each curve in the […]

Alive You think simply looking at me that I am gone… only my life-less branches remain. But, I tell you— I AM alive. The color surrounding me— The blue sky moistens my aged bark. The brown soil~~~ my bedrock. Down, deep~~~ the silent darkness the womb of my being  is from where I began. My […]

You’re Asking Me?…What Hope is? Hope is waking up —taking in that first conscious breath, and whispering a silent Thank you! Hope is, when that final breath taken a soft voice whispers, “Thank you for Coming! You’re Home.”

Beloved Eyes painted with stardust. Suddenly a ballad playing itself caused me to rise. A flutter of strings accompanied by pecks upon keys— was this a dream? Wrapped in my comforter, a soft feather caressed my brow. I held open the palms of my hands to  receive this prayer and, I felt the soft wings […]

A Footstool Lying prostrate before two feet, they appear as if giant roots curled like fingers into the earth’s masses. If I glance skyward, I trust the mighty arms— endless branches lifting as if in praise and adoration. Today, my face lies in the deep darkness of mud…crusted, cracked and my lips kiss the soils~~~soft, […]

Edge There it was— a diving board. Well, it looked like one. I have lived on this  ‘edge’ a long while. The views— endless, effortless. My ‘gaze’ held in these moments. So many clicks— My lashes like a camera lens. One photo, then another. The panoramic view could not be captured in a single  shot […]

Picking Petals… Love me— Love me not. Love me— Love me not. Today, I plucked petals and, the final One told me… “Tell them…I LOVE Them.”

The Sailing ‘Soul’ Today the winds  swept the sea. White coats curl between blue sheets mirroring the sky— its reflection. A furrowed sail… THIS I found myself to be. Here, it mattered not—the tempest. Becoming a sail, was I, in this encounter. THIS my soul unfurled. Moving east  then west… I held a moment to […]