TO ANDY
(2013)
For a friend fighting cancer
#Courage/change
I heard past generations In my son’s voice, I saw his life fly Into another dimension, A place, I can only imagine.
What is the happiest moment of the… When I make someone laugh When I am of use for the good When I show kindness When I hold a hand
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments
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
Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
An owl hoots on this cool, crisp Spring night. A sound that’s distant yet echos
In the blink of an eye It’s a different scene On the big movie screen So easy to get absorbed In the story line of time.
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,
The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with
The white snow lay gently on the ground in a swirl pattern. The sky, a slab of smooth grey stone.
Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,
The white snow, thin Like sand, over The fields, blowing Across the road. My car rambles
At that magical time When the yellow moon Sets, And the pink mist Of dawn,