For Bede
(2014)
For my love of 36 years
Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are
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
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.
There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.
Sitting on the lake shore, Which made my heart soar, The water rippled at times, Swirled into beautiful lines, Clouds reflected in it’s mirror,
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own
Holy Holy Morning glory Blooming in a haze Of purple light. Holy Holy
The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature
The gift of summer Is the sound of a Creek flowing through Rocks. A blue bird perched
On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes
Time passing by now In a blink of the eye, In the clap of a hand, In the chirp of a bird, In a flash of light