Winter's Breeze Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch 5
Brighten This Journey As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange. 4 3
Summer Regrets Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset 5 4
The Song Of Truth What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey, 6 3
LIFE Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song 2 2
This Troubled Time Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird 4 2
Summer Breeze On a walk, many Brown-Eye Susan line the border, before the woods. Rain clouds move closer as if to give a hug, while 10 6
Mountain Top Photos are all I have At times, Of smiling familiar faces, My family spread out. I would travel often 10 2
A GOOD LIFE My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind, 2 1
PAIN To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to 4
Awareness In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments 3
Some Days 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 7 3
HOPE 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, 2 3
Rolling River Life is but a dream, our fantasies, spill, like liquid tears that pool and vaporize into the air. 2 1
WHY WRITE ? Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face 3 4
Count Our Blessings Holiday cheer and laughter, Multicolored lights blink faster, Music of love and good will, Grace the air like snowflakes. Tis the season to be compassionate 4 3
Cup Of Contentment The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes 6
A Path With Heart A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark. 4 2
The Grand Scheme Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another 3
A Greater Calling In the noble purpose of my life, In the clear and quiet chamber Of my soul, In the open and warm cave Of my heart, 1 1
When I Grow Really Old When I grow really old I may have to do yoga Full time, to get out The aches and creaks. When I grow really old 3 2
Shadows On The Wall Memories of my childhood Visit more and more Each day, As ghosts of past relatives Cast their shadows, 2 1
FATE Many thoughts in the mind, Some productive, some not. They glow like fires, Created by needs and 2 4
Sunshine Of My Life 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 4
IN THE END The lines in my hand, Were read once, By a gypsy, who Predicated a long life... But with many interruptions. 3 3
The Teacher Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a 2 1
The Candle One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower 2 4
Life Goes On Yellow finches Line the bird feeder Against Spring’ s canopy Of green and purple tapestry. Back and forth they go 4 2
Lotus Of Peace 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, 4 3
WALKING Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body, 2
The Wind The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming, 2 2
Where Is Our World Heading? Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure 2 3