Poetry

spring flowers blossom
when i think if your beauty
miracle of love

In the stillness of the dark
Child shudders at the demons
Angel looks down and sees
Rocking to find comfort
Black rose shines
Colors fade from old mind ...

Look to the light that shines from your heart
Open your view to the lessons of all
Rise to your feet, slowly stand tall
Wake to the beat of the creation of art
Fire is kindled, heat fills the space
Light of the stars, shines from your heart ...

Vows made forever
Treasured for all days
Bountiful blessings
Love's warming rays
To have and to hold
Honor, cherish, and be ...

Morning after night
New love dawns again today
Fresh flowers in bloom

Enjoying the playground of life
Nothing but joy in the air
Simple jubilaition is rife
Open your heart, and it's there

Connected again
Newfound friend
Peaceful intent
Loving consent
Surreal shifts
Ethereal bliss ...

Gifts of love
Sent from above
Daughter or son
To everyone
Learn to trust the heart
Dare to make a start ...

Fully awake
Hopeful new grin
This day we make
Starting within
Let's build a new heart
Make a new place to play ...

I remember clearly how difficult it used to be for me to fall asleep. I would stay up very late, and still toss and turn for thirty minutes or so before I would let sleep overtake me. But as I confronted my demons, shadows, secrets, and admitted, accepted and embraced them, I found a place of true serenity. In this place, I no longer tossed and turned. There was no fear of the upcoming sleep. So now I fall asleep in minutes, sometimes even less than a minute.
With that change, I slept more soundly; I remembered none of my dreams. Or perhaps, I had a year of dreamless sleep.
Lately, I have been wanting to create and remember dreams. I believe that while I am awake and in the light, there may still exist higher levels of self not yet met by the concious self that is typing these words. If this life, this realm exists only as an extenstion of the mind, only as a shared agreement, perhaps we are closest to nirvana, to truth, in the deepest of sleep.
So for these reasons, I have begun to remember my dreams.
Last night I dreamed of mystery
Of hope of life divine ...

I went to the beach today. The waves were strong, the tide, high. I bought some caramel pecan fudge and some divinity. On the way home, stopped at Starbucks for some chai tea. I saw an attractive woman at the table across the way... and wrote this poem:
Passion fills the air
Knowing you're right there
Mind plays what might be
In a moment, sets love free
Flood the room, remove the space ...

in the frozen state of feign
the edge of the abyss
dancing with the thoughts that scurry
that is where destruction is reborn
where it meets creation
and a flood of tears fills the chasm ...

from the heart of the flower
inspiration is born
from the eye of the child
fresh summer morn
asleep for a moment
many yesterdays and today ...

the key to miracles
is finding a source of power
in the song of a young bird
in the words of a friend
in the light of a fresh day
in the wish of hope and healing ...

see the lovely shapes that bend
perfect colors, see them mend
be the web that has no end
release the dream, once inside
smile and laugh in joyful ride
cast your cares upon the tide ...

dreaming of the dream again
letting loose the thoughts ?til then
ending distant sounds of woe
start of season, flowers grow

glances from the river
rushing down the rock
snow was cold and frozen
born anew in the dazzling freshness
of a new morning
we share a cup of life ...

eternally grateful
friends of light surround
never alone again
quiet song ends, new sound
leap to new love
let joy and hope abound

new day is dawning
coffee bites my tongue
spring bursting forth
song remains undone
dancing in the darkness
old song drew to a close ...

beauteous reflections in the pool of light
show the love in the depth of your soul
images in the eye of the great edge of night
neverending bliss of love makes us whole
and i am in you
and you are in me ...

the power of BE
remove my need to see
set me free
endless forest, blowing tree

as the day draws to a close
look to myself with a critical eye
feelings sting, still unresolved
intent chosen to ascertain why
renewed a commitment
again and again ...

dancing the dance of timeless joy
free for every girl and boy
jesus sets our spirits free
let's dance all day, he, you and me

heat rising
baking the night
touching that deepest place
diving into delight
slow motion moaning
heat's explosive blast ...

wind through the meadow
slow pirouette
spirals of loveliness
flow across my lips warm calming glow
feel the daisies grow
breathing in the aura ...

fallen from great heights
clarity of thought is born
the journey begins
seeking new viewpoint
finding one who can free us
loving creator ...

coffee with a friend
connections without end
in my heart remains
fond memories under the moon
sweetness fills the air
after you're not there ...

glowing in divinty
growing in trust
kneeling before you
healing in your love
embers' warm glow
in holiness, grow ...

If only she knew the way that I felt
We'd walk down the beach, hearts as one, melt
If only I had the courage to say
I'll love you forever, I need you today
But some things must run the courses of time
Accept all, excepting desire in my mind ...

looking in the mirror
examining my mind
opening the crevices
no matter what i find
life without a measure
tends to run amok ...

riding the winds
feel the torrents flow
coasting and holding
correcting the course
days long ago
tried to harness and hold ...

mystery reveal
beautifully surreal
spring from the Mother
joy for the children
rocks of the ancients
according to our view ...

you, me, we
earth, sky, sea
cup, coffee, tea
spoon, flight, free
hope, faith, trust
melt, meld, rust ...

set aflow from the one
living water of the son
bubbling, babbling brook
for him, the temple shook
beauty of all the ages
seen through the eye of a child ...

persisting in romance
insisting on the dance
new waves take a chance
changing circumstance

freshly cut flowers
fragrant colors fill the air
because you are there

riding the ripples of time
wisdom of ages arriving on the waves
we are the grains of sand on the endless beach
flooded by the wonderful sea
There's just something very uniquely special about the ocean. Timelessly ebbing and flowing. Delivering the sand created by the wash. Pulling it back in again.
The endless ryhthm is enthrawling. Even more so when we take a few steps out. In a very real sense we become a part of the ocean. As the powerful water washes over our feet. ...

power to heal
flows through the heart
touches another
soul's deepest part
hand of a friend
light falls like rain ...

first stage:
yellow
my thoughts reach out to you
and in a deep place
you hear them
sensory ...

fueled by the matter of all
connected in every way
you and i feel small
as one, infinite today
grasp the new reality
love and fear are one ...

passed a new flower
she bowed in fullness of love
shared her sweet fragrance

follow the path of the wise brown bear
learn the lessons through painful despair
comes a time to make a choice
for a moment, all hearts rejoice
a new bear cub has joined the way
sacred moment chosen that day ...

all stillness of creation
resides in the hollow of my breast
close my eyes and be the hawk
in ripples of wind find rest