"Love is the closest thing to magic" This crucible of love,where the heat of unrequited passion,distills wistful and vacuous heart vaporsto a reduction ofhollow and sterile aphorismsleaving only a sticky residue,of disenchantment and regret,calcinations of covetousness,laced with,infatuation and frivolous intent. With surgical precision, dissecting lust and love,reducing to cinders,metal from mettle,bravery from bravadothe alchemist’s Waterloo,a deflective cadenceresolving to [...]

  Arthur Ferguson April 25, 1920 – June 16, 2003 Dad, Uncle Arthur, Grandpa, Mr. Ferguson are some of the ways he was known to us. This extraordinary man who lived a very ordinary life has left a palpable void in our lives with his passing and left an indelible mark on all who have [...]

"If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love"~Thich Nhat Hanh JD on ice, small talk and ashtrays,mindless conversation,you’re just a castaway,on this sea of life, without a chart.  Your darting eyes throw furtive glances,your emptinesstakes crazy chances,while trying to feed your hungry heart.  Your heart is a lonely hunter stealing softly [...]

"Love is a friendship set to music"~ Joseph Campbell As I pulled on the cord rising blinds gave way to a mind numbing visualof snow capped mountain peaks splashed against a sky unrivalled in blue and pure, triggering a deep and heart rendering inhalation that murmurs this... is home,  on its heels a profound exhalation of tranquil reflection in grateful [...]

"On life's journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds are a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him; If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom"~BuddhaEverything happens for a reason… ostensibly…the good stuff, the bad [...]

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Standing on a bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan RiverI’m mystified and dazzled by the splendor of the valley below It takes me where I need to be,opens up my mind to see,I’m dancing down the destiny river. Destiny River takes [...]

"When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul" ~ Horatio Spafford The unruffled mindis a serene space,steadfast with claritywhere reasoning resides,and understanding prevails.  Peace is merely a projection on the screen of mindfulnessfrom where it [...]

“Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.” ~Paulo CoelhoYour silence thunders with clarityunrivalled by words.I withdraw, regroup,arriving at these conclusions;This is my stuff not yours,my inability or refusal, perhaps both,to let sleeping dogs lie,and merely honor that which wasbut is no longer.We [...]

Springtime flowers are in bloom, the scent of love is in the air, the one who holds the key has found you, and opened up the door you've locked so tight and guarded for so long. But when that cold wind starts to blow and the autumn leaves are falling, the one you loved [...]

When the shades have been upon the windows of your soulas you were sighing.Yes those unguarded moments,where you couldn't, or you wouldn'ttake control.I've had a glimpseof the anguish, that residesso deep within.I've heard a wounded child cryinglocked outside but tryingto get in.And the pain that is your prisonis the pain that will one dayset you [...]