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Tender
Posted on March 16, 2023 1 Comment
We placed the seed in the earth and patted the loose soil upon it. We each took turns watering it and before long it sprouted. The little leaves reached, green, to the sun while the tender roots took hold. I saw a great deal of promise In that tender little thing we had made. Today […]
Mirror Mirror
Posted on February 23, 2023 2 Comments
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the kindest of them all? Where shall I find that happy face, who with love can my doubts replace? Where is the one who has faith against all? The one that shall never waver or fall. That soul which has taken pain upon pain, yet daily will rise again? […]
Awakened
Posted on January 9, 2023 Leave a Comment
I am the stillness during the waking hour when I do not think nor recall. When all the rest sleeps and the air sighs and the dew is wet and the sun begins its rise. There in the border between night and day a space is made for me in my calmest repose. Before thoughts […]
What dreams belie?
Posted on December 12, 2022 2 Comments
Skyward I fly above deep waters and scorching deserts. and fantasy realms. And upon dreams I sigh – For the lost. the treasured. Such things as my dreams belie. What are these dreams of a soul so kind beyond all hope to find?
Wise Master
Posted on August 31, 2022 2 Comments
Through blistering desertand shifting sandsO’er mountains grandinto valleys lowI travailed I come unto you, wise masterto ask of your mindwhat pray thee am I to dowith this pain?Of this disappointment? With deep eyes andholy countenance, the mastersmiled upon the manin his futility and spoke: When a child is bornwhat of that pain?When a fire blazes […]
No Man is an Island
Posted on January 14, 2022 1 Comment
Perhaps it is a sign of the times in which we live, that people boast and toast that they love themselves the most. Smiling and posing in front of the mirror they stand alone, with proud demeanor. And what of this? I agree, it is true: “Before you can love others, you must love you.” […]
Superpower
Posted on October 31, 2021 2 Comments
My escape pod crashed, Into a world of abusers, Takers and users. But I see, some superheroes like me: Lovers and healers. Givers and feelers. People with arms opened wide, who don’t keep their hearts hidden inside. My fellow heroes with hearts on their sleeves: Don’t believe them when they say, “Your heart must be […]
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