Open Field of Peace

With grace you will stand

like a willow against the wind

supple enough to bend but not break

or like the rock at the ocean's edge

gladly embracing the ebb and flow

all the while knowing

that in the bravery of your heart

just beyond the edge of fear

lays an open field that beckons

offering peace to all who allow it to be

and there you will stand without aid

in the dark of night that glows like day

where all is well

and the well is deep

with the water of life

giving birth to this new moment

where you'll find yourself centered

just as you've always been

and always will be

In Humble Amazed Balance

In humble amazed balance

we try to stand

in the force of the wind

that blows back our hair

as we realize the power

of what lays sleeping within

grasping the divinity we are

even if only in fleeting moments

seeing the reflection of our whims

be they beautiful dreams or fears

manifest everyday
in the storyboard we walk
and today my dreams are of you

wanting so dearly to know you as finally I have begun

my friendly ethereal vaporous wispy companion 

made only of the light as you are
though even that is only a dream

oh how I do love the locks of your hair

that curl in your imagination and mine

and the touch of your soft angelic skin

existing only as long as we wish it into being

giving rise to this splendorous moment

called forward by a thousand perfect intersections

where two lips might have easily missed touching

but touch they did and in their blossoming love

or even their resisted unwilling participation

gave birth to a rebirth again and again

that lead us to each other's doors

so that we could see

through the windows

that are our own hearts

wherein lives

the whole world

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Image by Brandon Kralik

Warmly Scented Moment

Entwined in the warmly scented moment

laced with loving intention so fine

simmering soft and sweetly divine

as the spoon turns its way

through the thickening splendor

awaiting its blessing to come

and the serving in generous portion

so also do you turn

in just the same way as your life

calls forward from within

the seeds that blossom and grow

helping to weave a better world

just because of what you pour into it

and the way you place your heart

open wide and giving abundantly

Birth and Death

In this sacred passage

dark no more

even without a light

the calling comes near

as always it has been

the always open door

finally appears to be

what is has always been

and walking through

you find yourself

there where you are

no longer tethered

in one womb or the other

free at last to move again

no longer bound there

where you were never bound

and for a moment a new life

or a new death that is a new life

spins a veil that gives you

something new to see

as the wonder of what is

continues eternally

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Photo: Nuh Sarche

As the Linda

Awake in this newly born moment

bravely laying open your wings

vulnerable enough to be alive

willingly you walk in joy

through dark shadows

that seem to threaten

but your instinct is to learn

to learn and grow and love

rather than running away in fear

a dreaming fairy upon sweet wings

you float your brave soul gracefully

across your world and even ours too

where we can see your shimmering

and take hope from your inspiration

knowing we all can move like you

if only we make the choice to be

as wisely centered in the storm

as the Linda that we all love

Good Morning

The morning is good

as it brings me another sweet day

I cross the timeless bridge

that links my heart to you

my loving world

I choose to see your brighter side

and walk along the river of hope

I greet you with joy

and praise your unknown name

as I feel you flowing around my heart

and embrace your gratitude

that you have for me

just as much as I have for you

and I scream out loud in silence

the love that blossoms

from what you give

and strive to be

a living reflection

of the divinity I can see

so clearly in your dawn

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Photo: Doug Pearson

Wrapped in Hands

Wrapped in hands

intertwined around hearts

woven in love

a family glowing round

filling the world

smiling into space

that smiles back again

amplified a hundred times

where there was only one

now there are many

that are one again

darkness only a contrast

to the light that shines

where you have cast

away the doubts

and revealed

the face of God

in the eyes of bliss

Glow of Night

By the glow of night I see

so well in that quieter tone

smothered in velvet lacely swirls

all the wonder that escapes my notice

in the overabundance of day

when I hear only the echo

of my own heart beating

only the sound of my footsteps

only the gentle swoosh of the river

carrying away and delivering my dreams

when my thoughts drift to those I love

and in that cloud of wonder

I see your face

in the glassy reflection

that always moves

even as you seem to sleep

in the sky that crackles electric

saying a part of your endless name

such great power waiting in silence

suckling humanity for another day

it is in your honor that I stand now

contemplating my possibilities

and feeling your blood in my veins

and your heart coursing through my soul