(2014)
Thoughts about pain.
I remember your smile, your laugh,… you gave so freely. It’s hard that you are gone. I sigh and walk along the bay.
The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes
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
Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart
On a walk, many Brown-Eye Susan line the border, before the woods. Rain clouds move closer as if to give a hug, while
Yellow finches Line the bird feeder Against Spring’ s canopy Of green and purple tapestry. Back and forth they go
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
Brown hawk with spotted tail, soaring on the wind, balancing like a sail. Your piercing cry
Just a small part of me wants strife to go away, to return to a kinder time. Am I just losing courage? Life is draining me,
Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,
Orange full moon with a half smile, a hanging lantern, lighting the way, through dark streets,
Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace
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
Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,