Poetry

timeless

dancing under the moon
I hear your ancient chant
free from the heavy robes of winter
my soul soars
to where your voice
becomes my wings
that glides above eternity

I do not have words
for this feeling of connectedness
as I stand here with my bare feet
on the cold earth
my eyes being kissed awake
by the stroboscopic patterns
of the rising sun
through closed lids
as my hands move
to call everything
into connected focus
with my dogs nestled at my feet
while we all feel united
as we get sun-kissed.

2024-06-13

Something inside

Something inside
of me
wants to
live again
breathe again
be weird
and inspired
dance
and sing

2024-02-11

Self-preservation

not judging a snake
for being a snake
does not make it less
poisonous.

2023-11-16

Resolve

It’s easier to suffocate in a
comfort zone
than to climb the mountain
to breathe.
Start that climb,
it’s worth it!

2024-06-29

Transcendence

My fears run through my night time dreams,
my hopes fly with the wings of day.

Each morning is a willing choice:
held back by dark shackles,
or set free to fly into the light of day.

The choice is solely mine,
and I keep choosing every step of every day.

Today’s choices will unlock the visitors of the night.
yet I choose if I rent them space to stay
or gently, firmly wave them away.

My dreams fly through my nighttime sky,
my actions fill my days.

When fears transcended
fuel pure love,
new goals come into play.

Resilience

I get to choose
I get to do difficult things

Easy teaches little
Falling teaches more

I choose to stand up
more than the falls
to learn balance
   walking
   running
   balancing when wrong footed
standing for what is mine

baby steps –
each a dance
between falling forward
and catching myself
re-balancing
reaching
stretching
falling with purpose

the more I do
the more I become
the more I am

Testing the boundaries
in my body
   mind
   beliefs
   growth
   becoming

Awarification
   of how I stretch
   where I can build
   where to let go
   where to let grow

Respecting my
   achievement
   knowledge
   wisdom
   failing forward

Building on my strongest foundations
in youth
as in dotage.

2025-06-18

no turning back

My poetic self reacted to this painting by Madani Shereef.

the emptiness
from which I fell
distorts the fullness
I strive towards

mystic secrets
only I can tell
reach and flower
to where I am:
the naked truth
of my beginnings
the beautiful promise
of my being

my spirit will never forget
the longings of my soul
yet I stand proud
in this season of flowering

today is but a glimpse
of tomorrow’s inspiration