Take
A closer look
At the world around you
There’s nothing telling to
In the Rule Book,
It’s true

But, focus in for
Another look
A closer Look
And things may not be
As they seemed
Immediately
Or as they seemed before
New shapes, and colors
Appear
On the floor

Zoom in
Quite close
To a tiny timid flower
Give confidence as
You watch it
Grow
Hour, by hour

A new tree
Stripped bare
Clutched
In winter’s repose
Glistening with crystal hair
Winter’s frozen dew

Stoop down and see
A shiny
New
Penny
Old Abe’s face turned up
Soaking up sun and waiting
To be
Someone’s lucky day

So
Take a closer look
Take a moment to be
Reflective
Surprised
To see
This old familiar world
From this New Perspective

It's what keeps
your world to
gether
Stops you from
falling a
part
Ray of hope
on a rain
y day
The ship
of friends
never broken

I love you

Yes, this is true
As factual as the sky is blue

...You're pretty
And witty

Just a little ditty
Because I love you

And missing you is nothing new
But soon our separation will be through!

You say
There is no fear
Yet
I always feel it here


Draped about me
A cloak suffocating me


Burden on my soul


Heavy weighing down,
My heart, nearly broke


You say  
Perfect love casts out fear
Yet
Always I am afraid


Always permeating
In my soul harsh words
Resonating


"You're not quite right"
"You could always be better"


What if I fall
What if I fail


To be short of the mark
Of this
I am so afraid


He says
I care not for judgments of man
Only
Of God's mighty hand


But the feeling
Can't shake
Eyes always watching
For a mistake


Whisper, "You're not good enough"


There is no fear in love
Yet I'm always afraid
Of
Eyes always watching
And the judgments of man


When will love be enough?

Like I'd blink
and nothing would be the same

Like I'd blink
and everything would be the same

Like I'd blink
and I don't know what I want

When I wake up

Falling
Dusting
A world in glitter

Covering
Blanketing
Sparkling in the sun

Laughing
Dancing
In a magical land

Looking
Contemplating
A shining, beautiful world

Of snow.

dear friend,

it's not just me

everyone says
you're beautiful

just
the way you are

makeup removed
mask slips off
falls plunk to the ground

just
the way you are

a joy,
delight
a glorious sight

outside merely reflecting
deepest beauty within

true love's eyes
are open and they see

you just
the way you are

true love's desire
that one day you'll
too see

you are beautiful

just
the way you are

loving arms reaching,
wish
to hold you tight

spin you, twirling
a dance

because you
were made to dance with love

for you are beautiful

just
the way you are

love,

He bared His back and took
the lashes
The number
just shy of ******

He bared His back so
your back could be free

He lifted up your burdens,
said,
Take My yoke upon thee,
for it is easy

No condemnation
Now grace, you see
For away has wrath been washed
In a flood of water
and blood

He says, you are
redeemed
oh child of Mine
Bought at a price
Once a slave,
now free
Orphan
now adopted

I bared My back
bore murderous lashes
Child of Mine,
you are redeemed

So give Me all things
tired, weary and broken
Let My back bear the weight of whips

Let burdens fall on Me
And let Me
be
your resting peace

peace, peace they
cry but there is, no peace
reverberating
please from our lips and
signs, protests and petitions
not enough to say it
tattoo it on your wrists, songs
crooning what we wish
words never are enough will
we practice what
we preach
turn, the other cheek
for peace comes
only when love and
justice are enough

Whispered beckons
Arms held wide
an invitation
Join the dance

Heart filled of wonder at
love without restraint
Calling softly
gently
I long to dance
with you

A dance with the Creator,
created
with the Divine

More glory
can never be imagined than
what's found in the
freedom
of release

Creator beckons
the created,
join the dance

Because there's power
in the blood
And your hands have been washed clean
So come take hold of Mine
that were nailed
to a tree
For thee

To dance with the Creator,
created
with the Divine

All wounds time heals.
Threading the strings
of minutes, hours, years
carefully stitching up rips and tears.

Maybe no.

Perhaps time is a blade.
Dull and blunt
digging deeper, deeper.
A grim, grim reaper.

Maybe

time can't heal
a broken heart.
Or all those cuts and slashes
Those reoccurring gashes.

so
[ starting line ]

[ ready ]
[ get ]
[ set ]
[ and ]

Go [ now ]
so we may see [ green lights, “go” brights ]
[ everywhere I see the ]
lady
of gold arms [ so light ]
[ can barely see the ]
[ red lights coming ]
doom
[ race over ]

You love the sparrows

big
and small.

You love us

All
even
    
     when
      
              we

                     fall

runs through me
passion and love
so deep courses
through my veins blood
is thicker
than
water, blood mixed
with water
pouring from a side
death brought life
now mine
to give
to a country a people
a passion a love
He gave me a
name, now I give
it to them
India

I lay there
Staring at a sky so blue it looked
like it had been painted as a backdrop for a movie or play.
And I watched the leaves and grass as we breathed
in
and
out together
to the beat of the wind.

Diamonds
Overrated
Who wants
Diamonds
To dangle, on ears
To hang from throat
To weigh down fingers
To tickle toes
Diamonds
Who cares
Yes,
They look good
Yes,
They cost lots
But who wants
Diamonds
I want
Pearls

Gone
Gone like the wind
Through the trees
On a soft summer’s breeze
It was a beautiful day
When that last little part died
Leaving you cold and lonely inside
Comes then stormy weather
Reawakens buried hurt and pain
Inside
A bolt of thunder
Crash of light
Soft rain pours down
On a healed little heart
Gone
No more
Alive

I can't
Stop
Wondering if
What if
I do or
I don't
Will I fall
Or fly
What
If, and
How can
I know
The difference between
A leap of
Faith and
A foolhardy
Or worse, suicidal,
Jump
Off a cliff
What if

Blue eyes
hiding my
demise

but

springs
of grace flow
melt my
heart of snow

blue eyes

free

Hair
Wind rushing through
Thoughts escape
From ends of twisted tendrils
Hair
Lingering in the wind
A thought
A phrase
A word mentioned on a page
Forgotten