Being And Seeing

Look closely

Tread softly

 Hum quietly 

Today I see 

new light beaming 

to greet

 a jasmine star shining.

Cherishing You

Sweet Lilac

we love you

like a soft caress

on a misty day

like the warmth of charity

and the breath of spring

you fill our hearts

with faith

and we bless the lovely lightness

 rising beside us.

- o O o -

Dancing With The Flowers

When the birds sing

and flowers bring

colour to brighten you

then I too feel like dancing.

With welcome grace

a space appears

so I burst forth with joyful moves

twirling like tea-tree petals

one-two-three-four-five

I am feeling more alive

the birds whistle while I glide.

I began expanding,

rotating round the room

then following through

to the garden place

where Red Grevillea was calling me,

enticing another leap ahead

to choose a life of joy instead

of more wondering.

So Now with clarity I fly freely.

 

- o O o -

We Never Knew

Too far away

I cannot go home

I am not alone.

Eleven pm

The owl sounds.

It hoots

through the still dark night

it knows

you have gone from sight

but what I know and what I hear

is sounding strong and oh so clear

how we have healed 

our deepest pain

trauma rises to light the way

and now I know

and now I say

'Run away, run away".

It's not my fault, or yours, or hers.

It came from the 'homeland' 

across the seas

translating through so I heal you

from here on Earth

and you and her will feel relieved

that now we know deep within,

'they took our choices away'. 

I have no choices

I have no say,

my choices were taken away,

your choices were taken away,

her choices were taken away

and to this day

our cells held the trauma of it all,

deep inside we all did hide,

so Now this very night

has set generations free,

my Nanna, my mother and me.

 

Close Up

Remember when
you dressed my wounds
and told me then
you would always love
our times together
but that was never
what it seemed
as you were always
leaving.

And returning
but not really here.
You were bleeding
all over the place
and never facing
what was true,
never being the real you.

Sometimes you still
    call in
    to see
    what is going on with me.

Here today is my plea.
Hear me.
Stay a while
and listen
to my heart beat
come in closer
and really meet
Trust
Honesty
Tolerance
Gentleness

What Joy that would be
defenselessness for me to see,
generosity to give away
all you value here
and patience now and for all time,
faithfulness and an open mind.

If every word was ever heard
Love would sing
and light would bring
a truly wondrous way to be
living with simplicity.

Written June 4, 2019

For You

For You

for this day,

and another

whenever,

if you please,

may each day

be gentle,

be calm,

be comforting.

May your light shine

 for all you do

with just the glorious

 goodness of you.

- o O o -

Living Treasures

Every year in March
I wait by the bare earth
for any little sighting of new birth
and the ever increasing joy of 
abundance.

First there is a tiny sign
growing higher,
then a white tip and a white stem
then one always comes first
One
beautiful little crocus
showing itself 
and growing itself 
in a day to be a little mauve bud
then an open bloom,
then a few little buds around
and finally the sound
of me cheering
the happy family...

Pink Love Shining Brightly

From Here

I liked listening to your perfume