"Only from the heart can you touch the sky"~RumiFew things fill my soul to the brimlike the love for my three daughters.Long ago youngsters,now empowered womenin their own right,but forever childrenin my heartnevertheless.I become their loving witnessas they venture forthon their respective journeys.Stretched across the milesour interwoven lives becomes the fabricthat will not be torn, [...]
Everything changes,I do, you do,the world around us,the way we know it,or thought we did. Dashed expectations,dreams unfulfilled,illusions revealed,lie shattered on the floor. And that’s OK. I am not this,I am not that,I am not separate from you,just different,let’s celebrate that. Everything flows like a river,that’s the only constant;gifts of change,when we opt for trust inthe intangible tangibles. Generosity and [...]
Do you feel like life has let you down,when your lover shows you the gate?Do short straws come with your name engraved,do you think that’s just your fate?Were you at the airport when your ship came in,do you fear you missed last call?Is it always someone else who winsand you who drops the ball?Welldon’t give [...]
What was that?Was that an introduction?An interest pure and earnest,an honest glance,inquisitive,organic meeting of two minds,“agenda-less” desire to meet,a bond under construction?Or..Was that an introduction?To hormone driven blind desire,a quenchless thirstwith hunger pangs,cut to the chase in hot pursuit;details be damned, don’t hesitate,right now, let’s fuck seduction?Or .Was that an introduction?The naked harbinger revealsa hungry [...]
"The heart is like a garden, it can grow compassion or fear,resentment or love,what seeds will you plant there?~BuddhaI don’t understand;what exactly is it, that terroristswould have us believethey are gainingthrough their actionsbesides vile notorietyand universal contempt.I just can’t imaginewhat it must be liketo capitulate one’s lifefor somethingthat flies in the faceof absolutely everythingit means to be human.Your swollen rivers [...]
"I realize there's something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they're experts at letting things go" ~Jeffrey McDaniel It’s springtime in River Citythe thaw tipping point has arrivedice floes the size of tennis courtswith galaxies of little moonsmeander,collide,but in the stream nevertheless.Pregnant with spring,with the sunthe holy witness,skeleton trees extol their dormant beauty,the sap [...]
“You see, we cannot draw lines and compartments and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping-stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.' He paused, considering what he had just said. 'Yes', he repeated. 'In the end, it's all a question [...]
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in"~Morrie Schwartz Bittersweet experience it was saying goodnight on the phone.I sense the longing.I ride these convoluted roller coaster emotions;is that a red stop light flashing?oris that an amber caution light?Hard to tell sometimes,push, pull, stop, go,yes.... [...]
Distance makes the heart grow fonder...that may work for Hallmarkbut darlin’ it’s not working here.But still, a thought worth believingand that I did for quite some time.I tried to tell you many times,standing at the bridge match in hand,and let love’s breeze blow out the flicker. When clarity arrives I’m forced to seethat truth lies dormant in [...]
Invisible threads are the strongest ties. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Sometimes love is justa four-letter worduntil it reaches inclutching your desirelike a tiny bird, its heart poundingheld captive by loving hands.Friday night,am missing you already.yes, we said slow downI heard it, I said it,but my heart wasn’t listening,it still isn’t.Clock on the wall stares me down,glaring at the phoneas [...]