Under a veil

No dreams, no prophets,
just a veil to hide behind,
until the ceremony is done....
no angels, or vibrant skies
release is waiting for the brave
for all the rest will find none

04271996

Whole Again

My goodbye is near
gone the confusion
gone the endless fear
soon the conclusion
seventy aught years
ended in seclusion
all lost and forgotten
free from delusion
whole and unbroken
no more my dear

0200022018

We Float

Stand up and feel
build upon trust
know what's right
love lets us float

04031989

Shoplifting

We shoplifted as children
stealing love from the shelves
taking it where we found it
filling our empty days

04041989

Like Smoke

Deep in the night,
while I slept....
an angel came to me,
she brought me hope,
gave me love, set me free...
together we wept...
in joy and delight,
despair vanished like smoke....

01101996

Guilty Goodbyes

You weren't there
but I visited anyway
just a shell, silent
you sat and stared
aged stone, cold eyes
once my father
now just a shell
you'd gone deep
beyond all reach
these visits now
my guilty goodbyes

02001217

Radiant

God, please bless me
give me insight
let me focus and see
thinking clearly
let ideas take flight
ideas coming freely
like waves in the sea
radiant like starlight

03141996

Ready to go

I'm tired
I've grown old
faced my fears
over the years
shed many tears
laughs too
made memories
to lose with time
stories once told
are mysteries
the faces I behold
just strangers
sadly, I'm ready to go

02001017

Transformation

I woke up in a strange monastery,
awaiting a morning meal....
reciting the five contemplations
were monks aplenty...
on this, I meditated quietly
the gift of food to come
will nourish my soul....
and complete my transformation....

06221996

Language

Language is a living thing,
with a life of its own,
beyond our control....
with time it morphs and grows,
meanings now will change,
what is hidden will be shown...

05011996

A sense of faith

Faith comes through hearing
let the birds sing to me
Faith comes through seeing
let the stars shine brightly
Faith comes through feeling
let the sun's light warm me
Faith comes through smelling
let the flower's aroma flow
Faith comes through tasting
let the sweet nectar flow

05011996

Be Clear

Let me hear
let me say
what I need
is my faith
to be clear
to me today

05011996

Morning Dew

This can't be the end
oh, I've so much to do
dreams still on the shelf
love letters left to send
another morning dew
let me not lose myself
can't I be me again?

02000917

Bound

To the ones I love
letting you go
was how I held on
I bound you to me
giving my soul rest
fulfilled now

04201996

Trees Wisper

Listen to the trees
they're talking
if you just listen
you can learn a lot
they chatter on
about the weather
and much about time
of which they've seen
so so much....

03081996

Sunshine Waits

The door of time
soon to close for me
love once mine
there waiting for me
golden sunshine
shows the way to me

05091996

Laundry

For some, laundry is ritual
a pathetic attachment to me,
for it's here I feel I'm in control

05111996

Wisdom

Life brings us wisdom

given to us by God

should we but listen

05131996

Bliss

You were precious
in your scarcity
you my daily wish
come back to me
bring me bliss

05131996

Empty Shell

I'm an empty shell
tossed about the shore
from the sea of memory
where I once lived
and dreamed of more
than days to fade away
with no stories left to tell

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