Rome wasn't built in a day;
Life isn't a task to be ’completed’
Puzzles are to be enjoyed,
Complexities marvelled at,
One bite-size at a time.

As I de-program to reprogram,
The big picture held
Open-handed, eyes wide, spirit ready, mouth agape to wield
The mysteries deposited, and
The rich tapestry revealed.

water washed running waterfall
a child of the ocean

splashed droplets clear as ice
a meeting of purity

soft whisper of truth
a mixing of chemicals.

to travel further than our small Island
-a ferry journey

to make it to main land Scotland
-another ferry

most of us
stay at home.

kisses are deeply universal
ancient as lips
some kisses are full of love
but some full of betrayal.

rocky path, stumble often.
grazed knees, bruised ego?

a lonely belief
unable to share

a road taken
because you must

misunderstood
par for the course.