adoption in the mind of God
perfect love reaches out

arms outstretched
a welcome home.

Sparrows on the lips of Jesus
in His heart, in His wisdom
not one falls to the ground
without the Father knowing
'so do not be afraid,
you are worth many Sparrows'

loves depths cannot be fully reached
here, now,
in the mind and heart of a finite creature
but it can be slowly fathomed
deeper and deeper

present moment opens full width
full height and depth

love holds you fast
will never let go

great love requires great sacrifice
always has
always will

knocked off balance
a fragile inspiration

lost to woes and trouble
easily distracted

that Mr Blue Sky
really does hit the spot
everytime.

the beginning of the begin
is hard to nail down
so much so you just keep on going

touching the mind of God
outwith creation

love cannot help itself
-it overflows

trees for friends
seeds sown

flowers for romance
a divine touch

companionship for solitude
the deeper you go

a fight with fire
till the end of time

the match is struck
the fire is set

awaiting intervention
calling on the divine

great gears are shifting
making good order of chaos

spattered red
fuchsia

blood rained
sacrifice

eight angels
sentinels
-watchful

strength of trees
roots deep
-sky canopy

hard knocks
pain and suffering


intertwined
with love

One of my Uncles wives
suddenly sat up in bed,
said his name
and dropped back dead.

dream or potential nightmare
the dice roll
you enter on in
and the show begins

I always act myself in my dreams
experiencing different things
and I never actually see myself... do you?

winged assassin Mr Hawk
beautiful and deadly

another Dove bites the dust
feathers plucked, no more flying

another poet for 'peace'
voice fading

all the children starving to death
their storytime ended.

what a boon it is to be inspired
so much so it overflows

words dancing across the page
to a heartbeats rhythm

balanced on the forever cusp
riding starshine

a seagull sings of fish
riding the tops of waves

a sailboat glides across the horizon
-slow boat to somewhere

poets hone their craft treading water
in solitude and silence

jealousy is seldom hidden
and its always lousy

finding your rhythm
because rhythm found you

robotic heart
keeps us going

robotic love
unrelenting

hidden timing
hidden worlds
hidden awareness
hidden roots
hidden view
hidden happiness
hidden union
hidden love

each word a mountain climbed
every song a victory flight

the stretching of wings
first attempt at flight
up and down on the spot

and a fair breeze
from Heaven
to hold you up

brain matter wrapped around your mistakes
calls for divine healing
the infusion of the understanding of love

trying is all there is
choosing what to try
is your free will

sometimes you go through hell
to reach a reasoned shore

trading gentleness
in a world of conflict

hatred is powerful
but ultimately defeated

wing beats on the air
heart songs triumph
- from silence

the granting of life
a God who dreams

dreaming of the image
loves mirrored life

fledglings find their wings and songs
the two entwined in their hearts

do Sparrows dream?
well of course

does their dreaming come true?
listen and watch.

committed road
chosen pathway

mapped
in the womb

written down
within conception

tattooed
in the heart

sow and reap and weave
repeat repeat repeat

weave and reap and sow
a poets lot a poets lot a poets lot

repeat repeat repeat
reap and weave and sow

red does to me what only red can do
it chose me from an ancient tree
bearing red fruit seductive and juicy
red is a colour that sets in motion
deep acknowledgement usually hidden

guesswork is prevalent the whole world over
and we exchange it like it was gospel

out of sight
out of earshot

99%  invisibility
99% silence

100% journey

peering into the crystal ball
some see more than nothing
your future a gift of words

themed fancy dress
vampires and death

the day of the dead
to be lived by all

the bloodsucker ball
all in the imagination

sign posts in your wake
you first reached through some effort
- and a whole lifetime of providence
guiding your heart toward love

the coming together in union
the understanding of frailty
all on the road but of course
not all at the same location.

misunderstanding is the most easily understood
all that weight of centuries past and days lived
all adding up to truth and lies and plain *******.

layered down like tree rings
each season recorded in bone and marrow

each moment laid down in the mind
each heartbeat for good or ill

the rivers of blood full of life giving breath
free oxygen suckled from births first gasp

fragmented memory needing healing
love to forgive myself and others

the wholesomeness so needed
to stop destruction poisoning the present

that so the future holds out great promise
a new self born of trial and victory!

following from first breath
Humanities foundation

the goal of love
the overcoming of death

the ritual enacted
the victory of love

joined deep as deep is
forever deeper

skin on skin
bone to bone

the great silence
the finished songs.

riding ripples from dawns first day
a touch of eternities hand
gentle but firm
a shared affair
making some of your own

confirmation comes in myriad ways
sometimes by deepening poetic sounds