Thursday, March 4, 2021

Motherhood

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These tiny saplings in my care The answers to my every prayer Teaching me new things each day Filling my life with wonder and play Bein...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Searching

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Losing my bearings I wander,  Lost, yet busy Alone, yet surrounded My flame flickers Running low on oil Running low on life Every movement i...
Monday, October 19, 2020

My Big Boy

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Your mind fills me with wonder The way you express your thoughts The joy you find in learning The beauty you see all around I want to be mor...

If Death Came Upon Me Today

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If death came upon me today What would I be leaving behind I know there would be sadness But hopefully joy too Wonder, beauty, radiance, lig...

Deep Deep Joy

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Little fingers Little toes Squishy lips A tiny nose Snuggle close My baby boy Let me fill you up With my deep deep joy
Friday, June 9, 2017

Sweet One

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Sweet One My heart is overflowing with gratitude As I sit here contemplating your sweet little soul I have always known with unques...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Fire, Stone, Air and Water

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Part 1 - Fire A fire is born from the tiniest spark A flame vulnerable and inconsequential It must be protected and gently encouraged I...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

I Hope You Know

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When each of you came into my life You left a stamp on my soul Your joy became my joy Your sorrow, my sorrow Nothing compared to th...
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Friday, December 2, 2016

Emotional Reality

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Sometimes the sun and the rain Are intertwined in my mind The weight of the chain Of the joy and the pain  Leave me deeply confused...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Perspective

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The path that is my life Stretches out before me Going farther in the distance Than my mind can fathom Endless in its possibilities ...
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Friday, July 8, 2016

On the Edge of Reality

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Sometimes I have to talk myself down From the edge of a cliff Where I stand, frozen, believing the rim will break And I will fall My he...
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Waiting

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I sit at the peak of a tree Waiting for the sun to rise, for the wind to pick up For the confirmations to shine and to flow Telling me t...

Patience

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I sit at the peak of a tree Waiting for the sun to rise, for the wind to pick up For the confirmations to shine and to flow Telling me t...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Gratitude

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The birds sing their praises As the breeze gently moves the leaves of the trees Outside the window if this blessed room I sit here pondering...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Contentment

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I feel a peace within my soul When I set aside my own wishes and desires As if in this action I am made whole No longer rocked and sha...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Generosity

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I long for my thoughts and actions to change To give more freely Love more deeply See more clearly To give of myself with no thought of retu...
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Saturday, June 25, 2016

To Be a Bringer of Light

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Within my heart and mind, a fight is taking place My ego screaming to be heard Feeling injustice, unloved, villainized All its efforts...
Friday, June 24, 2016

See With the Eye of Truth

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We live in darkness, in blindness, in confusion Fear and distrust often dictate our existence  Doubtful of the truths that others share We h...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Confirmations, Blessings and Martyrdom

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Gratitude and joy resonate within my soul For only you could have set this in motion To be in this group with your nephew and family  Fills ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

O Man of Two Visions

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My eyes were stuck in this material world Caught up with deficiencies in myself and others Victimized and villainized, bullied and betrayed ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

With the Hand of Your Power

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Ignite this flame within my heart That it may grow brighter with each passing day Build it high and build it strong So that even my ego cann...
Monday, June 20, 2016

A Finely Tempered Sword

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You look within your heart And see nothing there of value Critical of all that you are Seeing only what you've been taught to see By the...
Friday, June 3, 2016

A Good Thing

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I have a calendar on my desk which has quotes on it and the quote for today says "Too much of a good thing is still a good thing."...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Rusty

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Silence greeted my gentle nudges A lack of words or movement So silence became the mode of functioning And settled into a comfortable cor...

The Essence of Who I Am

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Happy Birthday Mommy! You are the song of my soul and the radiance that unites our family and draws us ever closer together! I hope you kno...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Searching for Signs of His Will

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Lost in a sea of options No confirmations yet in sight An uneasy anxiety overcomes me As a lonely child in the quiet of the night My he...

Vulnerability

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I stare at your dead flowers shaking in the breeze While right beside you your small brother flourishes His coral flowers reach for the ...
Friday, January 22, 2016

The Gift of Childhood

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

An Endless Sea

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In front of me An endless sea Flows as far as the eye can see Filled with movement, beauty and grace Yet tears flow freely down my face For ...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Inside Your Heart

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Inside your heart there lives a place Of which none see a single trace Where fear and doubt live undeterred And joy and hope are neve...

When Hope Fails You

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When hope fails you and you've no light Look up into the darkened night Find the moon and the stars that shine That lead you in t...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Gray People

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The dust obscures my vision Smothers my breath Steals all my energy It leaves me lonely and broken Blind and silent Hidden from the wo...

Badi

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He carried Your proclamation with faith unyielding A boy with the courage to face a Shah Your message of utter truth he was wielding ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Darkness in Me

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When someone sees the darkness in me It is like eyes piercing into the shadows of my heart Fear holds me silent and still  The suspen...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

I Am With You Always

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This month is childhood cancer awareness month. I wrote this short story nearly two years ago. It was first published in a book called ...