(2014)
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a
Pale blue moon Of August, Peeking behind The clouds, Luminous,
The flesh withers as we age But our inner spirit Remains the same. And when the body dies The spirit breaks free
Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that
Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal
My spirit communes with the four directions: To the north are in-laws, our aging mother, her last
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.
When you are not here An empty heart full of fear Arises and wonders If I will see you again. What will I do without
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another
Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure
Cold spring rain chills my body And yet, the birds fly in unison As if, it is a sunny day. The white tail deer Bounce through the ravine