Tag Archives: life

03/24/13

Evolution of a Wild Woman

learning to let go the fear
was the first long leg
of the journey

love, unconditional, pure
given freely
next required mastery

ceasing judgment, both inner and outer
disregarding false
criticism and flattery

then accepting self just as I AM
required patience,
my own desert wandering

now embracing the gifts that abound
takes me closer
to wild woman blossoming

in this temporal movement toward Light
I’m releasing
expanding, progressing

Wild

*Inspired by Sherry Blue Sky over at IGwRT, whose wisdom has guided me greatly this past year. She is a wonder.

01/17/13

Patent Leather Shoes

This is the second in a series of posts responding to Eric W. Storch’s Master Class.

Marian, over at runaway sentence, chose Emma Donoghue’s “Room“ for this week’s class. The first sentence is: Today I’m five.

Here is my contribution:

Patent Leather Shoes

Today I’m five.
I enter this plea:
Listen!
Listen to me!

patent leather shoes
found in his trunk
belong not
to my sister or me

however, their finding’s
a godsend, no doubt
perhaps now you’ll
finally hear, see

when I tell you
he uses his tongue
when we kiss
and puts cold hands
where they ought not be

when I say
I feel creepy
when he comes around
and I won’t show
what he wants to see

when I wonder aloud
“Why did he
have to be
related-
my dad’s daddy?”

Today I’m five.
Listen.
To me.

01/14/13

Holy Trinity

Tree of Life, encaustic, by Kim Nelson

Tree of Life by Kim Nelson

All womb, heart, brain
From Eve, archetype
We, she, I
Birth new life
Perpetuate
Biologically
Neither~Both
Good~Bad
Unknowingly
Yet indelibly
Miraculously
Mundanely
We, She, Me

12/31/12

Your Essence

What I see in the world
When I look at you
Although lovely
Isn’t essentially true

The beauty presented
Mien represented
You’ve embodied
To help you get through
This life

But in essence
They
Are not you

You
Are a being
Revolving

You
Are a puzzle
solving

You
Are a soul
Evolving

I shall
Care
Love
Respect
Support
You

 

*Shared with a note at Imaginary Gardens

12/16/12

In Response to Tragedy

I’ll no longer ponder
What I cannot do
Nor assume
It’s the task of the governing few
To make this world a good place

Believe me naive
Say that evil’s the cause
Or the mentally ill
Or a lack of gun laws
Solution is simpler, grace-based

It’s a waste to point fingers
Find ways to lay blame
Wring our hands
Shed our tears
Quit, resign

We must act, educate
Not repeat old debate
Help the sick
And the tired,
The maligned

We must honor our light,
We must shine, and shine bright
With love~respect~goodness align

Imagine…

I enlighten the space around me
You, illumine your realm
Those circles of light join others nearby
And their goodness will darkness o’erwhelm

We are each given charge
To allay others’ strife
Our brother’s keepers
Amidst challenges, rife
Be the light, the way, truth
This is life