traveling alone
yet together , walk the path
accept, love, cherish
love
Romanced by the Sun
On a wintery fogged morning
Watching from behind
A thick blanket
Of heavy moist cloud
Allowed to be glimpsed
As the layers thin
You are a striking slither
Streaking across my sky
At first a most pure shine
Knowing your brilliance
You tease as a mystery
Charmingly cloaked
With the rise of the morning
You show your presence
Gingerly touching
Glistening dew drops
You banish the chill
Enticing activity
Drawing me forth
Into the day
At the height of noon
You are strong and kind
Grand and bold
Forcing me to acknowledge
My day is a disaster
If I do not see you
If I do not feel you
If I do not connect
Dusk begins to arrive
I am drunk in adoration
Your rich colors displayed
Never the same
Beginning your departure
Your embrace still fresh
Warmth subsides
But your power remains
As each winter night shortens
Your greet me each morning
Just a little earlier
Staying each day just a little longer
Every day, every year
You tease me so
You capture me so
And so it is
I am romanced by the sun!
String of Pearls
Tiny grains of sand
Compress and surface
As a string of pearls
Singular droplets of moisture
Merge and form
The great oceans
Flimsy wisps of cloud
Float and rise
As the comforting sky
Each and every breath
Shallow or deep
Opportunities encompassing existence
Such grandeur!
Pearls, oceans, the sky
Even existence.
All nothing without
The minutiae
Grains, droplets, wisps
And every little breath.
What is it that we see?
What is it that we acknowledge?
The whole?
Or it’s parts?
What are we?
Mankind
Nations
Communities
Or individuals?
How kindly we are made!
How kindly we are acknowledged!
Each with a face
Never duplicated
Each with a beat
Rhythm unique
Each allowed
Opportunity unparalleled!
Have you seen
The part you are?
Own your chance
Claim your gift
Live your turn
No strings attached
This is your time!
Smoke screens
don’t be so afraid
let down the layered smoke screens
show your true pure self
Valentine
Enigmatic?
Perhaps.
Mysterious?
Possibly..
Debonair?
Perfectly!
Displaying a variety of character
Enjoying the diversity of life’s adventures
Summoning a multitude of assets
All in a day’s play of living…
When all the layers removed
Naked truth revealed
No embellishment required
The best of all awaits
No sleeve for the heart
Magnanimously exposed,
No diluted passion
Raw yet gentle,
Completely present
For just the task at hand,
Giving fully of all
Mind, body and spirit!!
Living Composition
Rock solid backdrop
Reflective forefront blazing
Vivid hues of life
Float on by…
Move towards something
And it gets closer,
True for everything
But the clouds!
They just never
Seem to get closer!
You take a step
They take a float
Even when finally
In a hot air balloon,
Your put your whole self
Straight into its belly,
Still nothing to grasp
Nothing to hold!
Yet all the while
Still there all around!
Such is breath.
You can feel it
You can even watch it
Without it
You cannot be!
Can you hold it?
Can you bottle it?
Can you save it for a later day?
Just as the clouds
Shower a love,
So does breath
Ultimate lover’s love.
Just as the clouds
Transport droplets from air to land,
So does breath
Link strong, you and your source.
So before it’s too late
And breath floats on by,
Connect and secure
The link on your side.
Acknowledge each one
As they come and go,
Bringing the possibilities
For what it’s all about.
Love and enjoy
Acknowledge and appreciate,
Revel in gratitude
And let each breath
Be its wait in gold!
Live, Love, Laugh.
Live from your soul
To your heart‘s content
With commitment of mind
Love with all your heart
With soulful sincerity
No room for doubt in mind
Laugh with mindful humor
Bringing together hearts
Enabling souls their peaceful rest
Live in color
a heart feeling love
flowers and colors your dreams
mirror living bliss
Touched
Five senses.
But how ‘touch’ wins the show!
Grasp of the finger
Pulling on a pet’s tail
Smearing food on table tops.
Oh how children touch!
A stroke on the cheek
Gliding fingers through hair
Lips to lips.
Oh how lovers touch!
Touch is the one sense
Meeting and surpassing all others.
The song of the nightingale
The magnificence of the orchestral play
The lapping of soothing waves
All heard by the ears
But how it ‘touches’ you…
The first rays of morning light
The buds of spring’s delight
The ripple of fine muscular might
All seen by the eyes
But oh how it ‘touches’ you!
Warm welcome handshakes
Acquaintances made.
Sitting snug side by side
Friendships old and gold.
Embraces long and lasting
Lovers trademark sold.
Such is the power of touch ..
Do you remember how to touch?
Or have you become
“Proper”
“Well behaved ”
Respectful of personal space!
Reach, stretch and touch
Get uncomfortable
So you can get comfortable,
Feel that which is around you
Listen with you ears
See your your eyes
Feel with your entire being
And be ‘touched’,
So you can get in-touch
With being a ‘being’!
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