the wind whispering to the trees…
the body you long for
is only the night undressing
the lonliness of the living…
the hand you reach for
is that of the dawn…
bringing the simple promise
of hope!
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frozen…
the smoke from the chimney,the light in the window.the streets with silence,even the darkness suspended.conversation, a stray cat,the cup cracked in the sink.the pouring, and the fire,shadow held by shadow.the heart buried in dawn,the dawn held by the dark!ghosts?or just snowflakes,no one names or remembers,falling and gravity, gravity and desire…frozen…
random acts of kindness…
the shake of a hand is respect!when the gift given hurts enoughto be real…and eternity becomes the mostsimple of things!
i am sick
in a thousand forms,is light not light?is not the water drippingfrom the faucet,the same water thatfills the ocean?is not night the darknessof the womb?be not the fallen leaf the budof another time?is not the old man just buried,the baby in the mother’s arms?is not the soldier that just fired,the child killed by the bombing?is not…
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even the violent pray for peace.broken plans, empty hands,burning flags and stormy seas….wont buy the lie, it’s live or die,waiting for the clock to strike.drunk with loss, done paid the cost,too many fingers in the dike.the first day of forever begins now.tear it down, it doesnt matter how!tired of lying lips and sacred cows….the mind…
the worth of truth lies not
Jesus said it, or even one ofthe great thinkers or poetssaid it…the worth of truth lies inwhether you’ve experienced it,felt it, lived it, whether itis exuded through the pores ofyour very being…this is the truth that setsyou free… the truth that changes,breathes, and lives!
all that lives, breathes!
all animals, even the plants….and the earth breathes!the mountains sigh inwardand outward deeper than perception…..the oceans come and go,their tides merely breaths,in rhythm with the moon!the moon breathing with pulland light reflected….in tandam with the sun….the universe, one breath of God!