Grandmother
winter
I welcome
your embrace
I’ve longed
to feel your
face
To dance
in the
dark~
fire bright
to rest
not to
fight~
the wisdom
in the dying
of the letting
go~
of the fork
in the road~
which way
to go…
Seasons changing
changing seasons
still the roses
grow
trust your wings
you will know
which way
your wind
blows~
Reflect
as our Mother
rests
there is beauty
in the dying~
letting go
room to grow…
Memories of the
past
Memories of the
future
making memories
that last
holding on to
sweet memories
letting go of
the painful
ones
Traditions from
a by-gone era
flooding memories
of laughter
around the table
the lights
the sounds
the food
the gifts
the memories…
I love it
when you rise
rainbow of colors
orange, pink,
blue and white
yellow burning
through with
delight
I stand on your
shoulders
MotherEarth
bare feet
feeling your
beat
breathing deep
I release
thankful
in peace…
A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
a raging inferno
a wildfire out of control
DEATH.
YOU
want to open schools.
kids falling ‘behind’
need day care.
I want to LIVE.
There is nothing you can say.
If schools open,
it will be a death warrant
for many.
Not your child hopefully
but your selfish demands
will leave other children
without parents and
grandparents…
I am a TEACHER
my choice,
by choice.
I work for my students
I would die to protect them
and now you want me
to die for them
when I don’t HAVE to.
You are signing a
DEATH WARRANT
for an unknown number.
How is that acceptable?
HOW?
I know the truth
when I see it~
sometimes
I close my eyes.
I know the truth
when I hear it~
sometimes
I close my ears.
I know the truth
when I speak it~
sometimes
I close my mouth.
I know the truth
when I feel it~
sometimes
I pull away.
I know the truth
when I smell it~
Enough said…
Pinkish glow
beckons
so I go
to watch
the rising sun
to breathe
morning air
watching a
rainbow glide
across the sky
I stand humbly
upon my Mother
and whisper
my thanks
for another
day
I will do
my best
to live it
well…
Will I or won’t I?
try it and see
can it bring change
healing from within
Should I join up
take the leap
take the journey
if not now~
when?
It is needed
you cannot do it
alone…
tried and failed
try something else
Be Brave
Face the fear
create the dream
take a chance
you can change
Anytime
losing time
stop the whine
thousand steps
to success
try it now
you’ve nothing
to lose…
Begin Again…
Morning light
dappled dew
glistens
on the roses
and the webs
Connections
of life
in harmony
for the
roses and
the webs
each has
purpose
each has
beauty
each belong
and create
this precious
place and space
called
Mother Earth,
alive and
connected
the roses
and the
webs…
dreaming
of a time
longing
for a place
waiting
on a chance
living
for today
hoping
for a change
praying
for peace
laughing
at the past
letting go
of mistakes
facing
my truth
embracing
my present
in a state
of grace…
I dream
of
dreams
dreamt
Unsure of
what I
meant
stepping in
stepping out
what’s it
all about
scattered
dreams~
look up to
the sky
wishing I
could fly
Thoughts
Collected
scattered
in time
dreams
on the
line…
