WALK WITH ME

Walk with me in darkness
Walk with me in sun
Take my hand
And walk with me
A new day has begun


Whisper all your sorrows
Tell me of your fears
Lay them on
My shoulders
I shall wipe your tears

I may not have the answers
Life’s rhyme a riddle be
But I will be there for you
Come and walk with me

AUTUMN'S SONG

The trees sing of
Nature's glory
In every leaf
A sacred story

Maple drops red
And paints the Earth
Softly whispers
Of leaf rebirth

I breathe in
The crispness
Of autumn’s smile
With hop in step
I walk for miles

CHILDHOOD JOYS

Star light, Star bright
Kool Aide smiles
Fireflies at night
Skinned kneed miles
Unicorn dreams
Trunk full of toys
Stars and moonbeams
Childhood joys

Mysterious life
What shall tomorrow bring us
Each day a gift
To be opened with joy

I look into your eyes
The gateway to the soul
Wisdom of the ages
Lies within

ALONG THE WAY

Along the way
I stumble
I fall

Along the way
I stagger
I crawl

Arms are weak
Knees are raw
I pull myself up
And I stand tall
Along the way
I've loved it all

For in the darkness
And light of day
I live and I learn
Along the way

ODE TO BEATRICE

Beatrice planted
With phase of moon
Be damned her
crooked spine
Her harvest
Plenty
Her salvage
Sweet
She greeted
And shared
With all
She'd meet
Beatrice parted
when Moon was full
Before it
Was her time
No one mourned
Though her deeds
Were grand
Was always
Present
With helping hand

STORMS OF HEART

Violent
Are the
Storms of
Heart
Self love
Be thee
Shelter

A LAST DAY

He sat upon
A wood park bench
And watched some
Children play

His boy inside
Still denied
His age
Though hair
Was grey

The years
They pass so quickly
You're young and then
You're old

Memories fade
New ones made
And stories
Left untold

And in
The lonely distance
He heard
A small child sing

With tear
In eye
He breathed
A sigh
And touched
His wedding ring

He heard
A child laughing
Squealing
With delight

It made him grin
And he touched
His chin
And laughed
With all
His might

Laughter
Like a sonnet
Soothed
Mortal soul
This day

He closed
His eyes
Said goodbye
And gently
Passed away

STONE WALL

Stone Wall

I meander in the meadow
I walk down the lane
Everything so different
Yet it is the same
My soul is insulted
My heart, broken beats
Building tall
The big stone wall
Along the dark cold streets


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LATE OF NIGHT

Late Of Night


In the late of night
Curiosities arise to one's mind
Unseen mystic
Unknown sound
Overwhelming
And profound
Creatures scamper
Spirits sing
Brush upon
The dark bat wing
In the late of night
Curiosities arise to one's mind

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A TREE AM I

A Tree Am I


A tree
Am I
Strong and tall
I stand

A tree
Am I
My foliage
thick and grand

My fearless
Branches
Reach for
The Sky
A tree
Am I


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WHISPERS

Whispers


I step out into the cool night air
I find some comfort there
The willow weeps
The shadows creep
Along the darkened stair
The darkness urges whispers
Gentle under tones
The haunted Oak
And the wild flowers spoke
To nightingale in flight
I yearn to know their secrets
Their unheard memories
They have no care
That I sit there
Whispers of the Trees

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WEARY TRAVELER

Weary Traveler


Come, I say
Quench your thirst
My well
Your fountain be
Your journey, long
Sing your song
Of Love and Charity


Come, I say
Rest your eyes
My quilt
I give to thee
Then waken strong
To undo wrong
With open clarity


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FIELD DANCERS

FIELD DANCERS

Early this morn
Grass wet with dew
I drove down
A country road
As I sometimes do


There I saw
Them playing
With cloven hoof
They danced
Mother doe
And her two fawns
In barren field
They pranced


I didn't
Want to
Scare them
I so enjoyed
Their play
But off into
The woods
They ran
And I
Went on
My way


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