As Dawn Steals A Kiss

As light begins to embrace darkness,

Dawn steals a kiss from the East

Woman, her skin parched and thirsty,

Calls out to her feet.

"Take us to the Apple Orchard. 

There you can ~ dance upon the dew~ 

Perhaps, not as lofty a quest, as the ~ walk upon the water ~

But the ordinary is miraculous also, is it not?"

With great lust, amused and rowdy feet answer the call

And woman is caught up in a moment.

Her fevered lips press against delicate blossoms

And as she drinks the delicate perfumed elixir

She is taken beyond yesterday's grasp
New Beginnings

Ode to a face

A map and compass

When I take time to be with you, you show much

The winds and tides that Life's storms have hurled in paths tread

You bear the scars

But the storms ragings, were no match

ARE NO MATCH

Fore a lion's heart, still shines in those eyes

Radiating...spilling over

Making cheek bones glow

And lips part and grin to receive love and kisses

Eagerly and with more wisdom

"Come Life!" you dare, "Come Dance with me.
Come let me embrace you, now knowing, what I know!"

Our Gardens

You tend to your garden 

And I'll tend to mine.

Then all will be cared for,

There will be balance and harmony

And all will be well in the Kingdom of the Heart.

Within the Walls Where I Once Drew Tiny Breaths

Within the walls where I once drew tiny breaths and saw life unfold

Where I first broke bread and filled my cup with dry pieces of crust

A sprinkle of sugar, a measured pour of canned milk, topped with boiling water

 There was little talk
Words, too, were rationed

Silence clung to his footsteps like a shadow

Stilling every tongue and quieting movements

... but just outside the door ...

(The one with plastic wrap tacked over its broken window)

There was grass and sky, woods and river

Places and spaces I ached for

I could not have described for you the nature of those longings

To do so would have required words beyond my ken

Words I never heard

Did their eyes see what I saw?

Did their ears hear what mine heard?
If they did ...
They never shared a whisper of it with me


Within the Walls where I once drew tiny breaths I was surrounded but alone
Perhaps they were too

The Wind Called Out My Name

"The Wind called out my name and tugged and pulled at the hem of my skirt, refusing to be ignored. 

Annoyed I turned on my heel,
 "What do you want?" rushed off my tongue "I'm very busy" 

The Wind sighed "You use to open your door to seek me, to smell me, to taste me. 

You use to loosen your hair free from your hair combs just to have my scent flow through it.

 But for some time now you've been lost to me, and to your own nature.  I've come to reclaim you."

"Thank you." was all I could say...

A Gentle Reminder to Self

Whether we would like to, 


we can not control other people. 

Whether we approve or understand other's choices, 


they do not require our approval or understanding. 

We can choose to take offense to other's contradictory life choices, 

or we can get busy with the actual living of our own very precious life 

and let them live their very precious life, their way.

 ♥ PEACE ♥ LOVE ♥ JOY ♥

Let me

Let me dig deep into your soul

Become one with Ivory bone

Know the harmony

Of your blood's song

Find the place where I belong

Let my footsteps echo in your mind

Journey with you through space and time

Let me turn you inside out

Breathe the breath from your sweet mouth