Cleaning, scrubbing, putting things away
Have to get things clean before end of day
Flushing and washing and folding things up
Have to get food ready before time for sup
Washing the walls and folding the clothes
Have to finish before I start to doze
Hanging and watering and putting things right
Keeping to a schedule and holding it tight
Before you know it, the time will come
The trumpets will blast, and the drum will just drum
And I have to be finished, I’m all in a tisit
Because my mother is coming and staying for a visit

Winter
A time of contemplation
And rest
Under the deep, soft snow
Of life
That keeps us from
The Spring
Of our
Awakening

Body fears death
And we speak
In the silence
And I remind it
That it has held
The secrets of life
For millennium
And I honour
All
That it is
So fear not, for death comes
To us all
And we learn to cope
And move forward
Body, my body
You are one
One body, one life
And then we perish
While
The soul and mind
Live on
You are perfect, just the way
You are
And death
For most
Means life
And for you
Annihilation

Meditation is a place where we should go
When times are tough when times are slow
Go inside and meditate
Silently sit and silently wait
Soon you will see the light inside
Soon you’ll go on a magical ride
Find a teacher who knows the way
Stay with him both night and day
The world outside is cold and damp
Check out your actions and then revamp
Begin to see other as your self
Begin to know your authentic wealth
Be kind to other in humility give
It’s the only way to actively live
Change things around and go inside
Know who you are, in love abide

Looking At The Canvas
I Wonder What Will Come
From the inner recesses of my mind
And how the paint will meld
In a formation of continuing
Freedom of thought
I ponder, and hesitate
Before making the first overture
of a new beginning
for every canvas
Expresses Who I am,
and what I have lived,
and where I want to go In my life.
And I reach forward
Brush in  hand
Paint at the tip
                                                   To begin anew

Confusion
About who I am
Today
Sometimes
I feel male
And
Sometimes
Female
How do I know
Who
I really
Am

Life is about change
Acceptance of who we are
At every life stage

A little bit of onion
A slice of cheese or two
I wonder where this is going
Will I end up in a stew
My mouth is very watery
My nose is twitching so
My taste buds are so grumbly
Where will this poem go
It’s important to remember
Just where our food comes from
Will it make my tummy happy
Or will I come out really glum
First please think of farmers
Who are growing all our food
Next give thought to helpful people
Who can be very shrewd
The food is grown the pickers pick
It needs to come together
Who is it that brings everything
Together no matter the weather
The growers the pickers the gathering crowds
The cooks the packers the stuff
Have all got to work together
So that we have enough
And don’t forget the travelers
Who brings things all to store
They carry they unpack they place the food
And even do much more
Did you ever think about all this
How food comes to your house
It takes much more than before you knew
And don’t forget your spouse
Who buys who cleans who prepares for you
So you can do your thing
If you’re lucky that person may indeed
Begin to dance and sing
Our stomachs may enjoy our meals
From taste to satisfy
But heart is where you want to be
If you want to reach the sky
So taste and satisfaction
Can come to us sometimes
But the love of a good friend
Can really toss up our enzymes
So all these words must mean something
Or this poem wouldn’t have be written
Be kind be loving be thoughtful and true
And you’ll find yourself so smitten

I always thought
That love was like
A safe place to be
Wander
And I thought that love
Would always stay
Inside of me
Ponder
And life felt like it would never
Go away or leave me
Yonder
And I had to  spend time cleaning up
Before I could leave
Launder
And I spent some time
Working on a rhyme
Used lots of space
Squander
And I used that time well
To speak and be heard
Though aimlessly
Maunder

Mask and vaccine what’s the take
Looks like the world now needs a break
Everything was closed down tight
We called out government with all our might
It’s hard to understand what this is about
We scream and yell and some of us pout
We hold marches and drive to the capital city
The Americans joined in, now that’s a pity
We just want our freedom, ability to choose
If we’re all corralled in then all of us loose
Vaccine and mask should be a choice
And yet we punish those who have a voice
I’m getting older and wiser than most
That is the reason for this post
The more rules the harder it is to be real
It’s not appropriate to make us heel
So rule makers listen we want you to hear
The end of the world could possibly be near
The rule that we need, the most important of all
Is to be gentle with others and heed the call
Of a higher power, the creator of all
If we could only listen we wouldn’t feel small
Be kind to others; treat all as your own
Step gently on the earth and set the tone
Set the inner boundaries that make you true
To yourself be authentic and be your best you

Love
At the heart of all
That we are
Our comings and goings
Daily
Mean nothing
Without the context
Of love
Love permeates
Every particle
In
Our world
We are love
We breathe
Love
We exist
Because
Love exists
In the world
We are
Therefore
All
Is
Love

Growing into love

Raw pain
The kind that brings
Tears to our eyes
And permeates
Our very
Existence
Is important
To
Our growth
When we allow ourselves
To feel pain
To acknowledge
Pain
To go through
The pain
We allow ourselves
To feel
Our
Humanity
Life does not exist
Without pain
In fact
It is the very pain
That we run from
That helps us to grow
Into that
Which we are meant to be

Authentic love

Love
Without pain
Does not exist
It isn’t until
We totally give ourselves
Over to the love
And feel the pain that
That brings
That we can truly be
Who
We truly are

Montreal had a man who could stand
On his shoulders without using his hands
He fell on his ***
And decided to pass
The man who could stand without hands

I remember a time
When life had meaning
And I didn’t have to do anything
To feel full
Of life experiences

Foot after foot
Lead laden feet
That don’t want to move
Hidden behind memories
Of yesteryear
What is it
That keeps us going
Against all odds
Why do we feel
Like we have to keep trying
Even when
Our tiredness
Is so obvious
Life has a way
Of enlivening
Our be ing
And keeping us going
Long after
The will
Has tired itself
Out

Oh whoa to he
Who shocks the system
And does what is
Against his better knowing
He who tests the limits
And gets gobsmacked
By the Universe
For trying out
And acting on
His limited senses
Mind takes us under its wing
And tries to
Steer us away
From our Higher Knowing
And
Until we befriend the mind
We will get
No where
Our destiny is
To know ourselves
And to know God
And we only get there
By
Sitting in Silence

A blank slate
I long to just be
A
Blank
Page
Ready to be written on
In the stillness of the night
An expression
Of life’s
Longing for
Itself
In
The stillness
Of
The night
An expression
Of
Self

I see with new eyes
And hear with new ears
All
That is about me
And in me
In an expression
Of outer
And inner growth
And knowing
And
Wisdom
And I
Am but a puppet
In
It’s
Expression

Isn’t it strange
That in order
To live our lives
We need to
Become a witness
To our actions
We need to weigh
What we are doing
With our
Ethical compass
We need to understand
What to expect of ourselves
On a
Daily basis
And to filter out
Our excesses
And keep
Our Good

What is it like
To find out
That my world has been torn asunder
And I am lost
In this chaos
How do you raise children
In a world filled with
Prejudice and hate
How do I find love
When darkness fills my life
My heart reaches out
And my soul cries
For that which was
And I fear
That which is to be

Running running
So hard to keep  up
With life
Ever going
Always doing
This way and that
Filling in gaps
Busy schedule
Have to go
Have to do
Have to
STOP
And smell
The roses

We usually think of beauty
As a very pretty face
Or how people act, or what they do
May also be the case
We’re told that beauty lies
In the eyes of the beholder
Some people also see beauty
As a person that is bolder
But me, I think of beauty
As the sunshine in the morn
Or the face of a brand new child
On the day that he is born
Beauty can be a running steam
Or the reflection from the sun
Beauty can be the enlightenment
On the face of newly ordained nun
Beauty can be an object
That brings us so much pleasure
Or an act that is reversing
That has brought us such displeasure
Beauty can be a state of being
That is pleasant to the senses
Or a ****** exposition
That brings forward our defenses
Whatever beauty means to you
We hope that you have more
That you find some time to listen
To the water at the shore
And take the time with gratitude
To understand your fate
And enjoy the beauty before you
Before it is too late

Weeding out imperfections
Finding the faults
That make us
Less than Godly
Is the way
To cleanse
And prepare
For our true
Salvation

The geese have returned
To their Northern home
And I am awakened
To their fanciful flight
And the resonance
Of their welcome

Children have magical thinking
They think they can create
Anything can happen
If they just take the time to wait
For adults it is different
Life has thrown them quite a few
So things that have happened
They have to take time to chew
In workplaces people
Think that they are more
They forget about others
And become quite the bore
Power is something
That goes to the head
It makes people think
That they are in charge instead
They forget that we all are
Brothers and sisters of sorts
They forget to work together
And instead they exhort
Putting power over others
Is only a sign
Of people out of balance
They should quickly resign
And look at their actions
And what they do mean
They should wipe out their past
Become pristine and clean
For its only when we take
The time to reflect
That we realize that life
Should really be checked
When we understand that power
Is for making things better
We will start to make changes
And become a trend setter
Power is a gift
That helps us navigate this world
It helps us to prepare
For the afterworld
So pick up your britches
And head the call
The onus is on you
Use your power and stand tall

Eyes open!
Eyes open!
My body can not move
Breathing slowly
What is happening?
Rich colours
Many scenes
Going so fast
Catch them
Catch them
And then
I awake
It was all
Just a dream

Today I wrote a letter
And  sent it to the one I love
I  remembered to buy a stamp
And I sealed it with a dove

The letter is going to India
Now that is pretty far
I remembered to include some kisses
And if I could, would have included a star

For the person to whom that I sent it
Is very important to me
And there’s never an end to the love all around
For this person that I wish I could see

But this place is so far
Couldn’t get there by car
So this rhyme hits the bar
And I hope it won’t mar

This letter

I didn’t even know
That God existed
Until I found love
It was in that love
That the beautiful hand of God
Revealed itself
And showed me
How to live
An authentic life
It reminded me to live truthfully
And, in living my truth
I would find the freedom
To just be
And so, in finding God
I found
My Self

Have you ever felt
Like you don’t have enough
Like you want to have more
And things are real tough
Your friend bought a dog
Another a new car
And all that you have
Is a view of a star
And you feel bad for yourself
And envy the other
And you blame it on your father
And of course on your mother
And envy does grow
And so does your greed
And you never feel like
You can fill all your needs
I suggest that you take
A step back now and look
At all that you have
And all that you took
In order to be
Like all the others
You want to have all
Like your sisters and brothers
Step back once again
And count all your blessings
It’s the need that now
You need to be addressing
Sometimes we think that
What we have is all there is
What others have
Is really none of our biz
So if we can just remember
MYOB and rejoice
Because being happy
Is really a choice
To accept all we are
And be happy with that
If we were like others
We’d just be  copycat
So be happy with all
That is yours in the now
Be grateful and thankful
There’s nothing holier than thou

This is
Just the way
It is
And I truly
Have no say
In
The outcome

The words come forward
Like a never ending stream
Of flowing
Water jewels
That take on the hue
Of sparkling gems
That want to find a home
In the pupils
Of my mind

I lie awake at night
And listen to him
Snoring softly beside me
And wonder
What my role is
As friend
As partner
As a life couple
Nothing is ever
As easy as it looks
And performance
Is not the same
As action
Coming
From love
I ponder
And feel
And react
And wonder
Again
Relationship is not
Easy

For better or for worse
This is who I am
And will continue to be
No matter how much
I try to change
I am old
And will get older
I am married to myself
For better or for worse
Till death do us part

Grieving Tears fall down
And I am one with my loss
Gone and always here

Isn’t it amazing how much attention we give to body
We dress and clean and groom it and explode when we look shoddy
We think that our appearance is how other's tend to judge us
Can we take some time here to justify and talk, so let us now discuss this
Our body is just a part of us, a part and not a whole
Take time to look a little deeper then you’ll find a better goal
For our bodies are just a fraction of what we should be looking for
If we look a little deeper then for sure we will then score
We are more than just our bodies, our minds and feelings, oh
We are so much more than what we know, let’s take this all in tow
We have a body to take us places where we’ve never been before
We have a mind to guide that trip and feelings can be a chore
So body, mind and feelings are just a part of who we be
And what is it that steers the ship? Let’s look and we will see
We have a body, mind, and emotions and we are so much more
We need to find our true, real self, we need to find our core
The Self that guides who we are now and who we’re meant to be
Is something more than our tri self, take time to look and see
Our self is a flow of mind-stream and ****** conditions
Our self is taken care of by our family physicians
Our Transpersonal Self is able to stand in itself
Received, absorbed and utilized by the self
When we look beyond body, mind and emotions
We find that we’re much more
Than who we thought we might find
Our true Self at the core
Our driving force is Self which is a truly focal point
An enduring reality, stable center with a very simple viewpoint
The Self is what is left when we take away the parts
The Self can stand alone, it’s the power from where life starts
The self is not a working force, in a sense it just can be
For the Self is not the electric cord, it’s the power which we can’t see
The self and Self in unison can be a beautiful dance
It comes from knowing who we are, it’s experience not happenchance
So if we take just minute to know we’re more than just our body
We’ll find that we are so much more, a soul that we embody
Materialism is believing that our body is all we are
Yet when we look much deeper we’ll find our soul is the true star

Lord, dear Lord
Deliver us from this hellhole of a world
And give us Hope
That all can be made beautiful
And that we, again, can see
The beauty of your Love
Lord, dear Lord
Help us to survive
In this world of hatred
And anger and solicity
Where man is seen
As an animal
And not the beautiful creature
That you created
Lord, dearest Lord
Open our eyes to the meaning of life
Fill our hearts with loving kindness
Help us to be the Good that we want to see
And the Love that we are meant to be
Guide us through the hardships
And help us to appreciate the gifts
That you have bestowed on us
Lord, Sweet Lord
Fill us with Gratitude
So that we may be
The children
We are meant
To be

God is that part of ourselves
That reflects the Universe
And guides us
To our Destiny
God is the part of ourselves
That contains unconditional Love
And caring and compassion
Who is always there
To hold us
And guide us
And love us
Like an exceptional parent who never leaves our side
God
The one part of ourselves
That we are always searching for
And can only find
Inside of
Ourselves

The snow is white, and wet, and cold
And alive
With the rhythm of life
I walk through the crunch and wet
And feel wholeness coming back to my limbs
The earth
Sharing her wisdom and beliefs
And I
Am but
One

Have you ever felt
Like deep down inside of your self
There is a gnawing feeling
Of discontent
Like there was something you were supposed to do
And you don’t know what that is
Like something has been forgotten
And you are on
The road to nowhere
There is a gut feeling
That leads us
To freedom
Of the soul
It takes us to places
We didn’t even know existed
That feeling, deep in our soul
That gets us from point A to point B
In the shortest possible time
If
We could only understand
What it is
Trying to say

This world in which we live
Is in a horrible mess
People don’t talk
And people don’t care
We wear our anger
Like a badge of pride
We keep ourselves hidden
In a place inside
When will love prevail
So that we can see
A world that is shiny
And new and free
And instead we keep ourselves
Hidden way inside
We’re afraid to speak
We’re afraid to cry
I watch all this
With a tear and a sigh
For until we talk
We may as well die

I hold onto that
Which was before
People who cared
And people who were more
Than a blank slate
Without emotions
People who hide
And have lost their devotion
I am hurt at the core
To see empty faces
People who lie
And have lost their graces
Will it ever come back
Has our innocence been lost
Will we hide and cringe
Will we ever defrost
Will we ever remember
How it used to be
When people felt
And would not flee
We need to learn now
How to live authentically
To show our true selves
And to finally be free
Please wake up now
Before it’s too late
Our future is not lost
We can still change our fate
By opening our eyes
Our ears, and our hearts
By pulling together
All of our parts
Walking proud and *****
As the people we are
Human beings with hearts
With our soul as the star

I know a place
Where I can go
When I’m feeling lonely
When I’m feeling low
It’s a place inside
Where I can hide
Collect myself
To be by my side
The place inside
Is warm and unique
I love to go there
You can take a peek
My safe place gives me
The time to reflect
To look at my life
And see the affect
I know I am special
I am one of a kind
I love to be in
This space in my mind
And when I come out
The world seems to  be better
And I slowly become
A loving trend setter
So watch me and learn
What I have done before
For I am woman
You can hear me roar

God’s love came knocking at my door
And I let him in
He taught me truth
And he taught me
About be ing in  the world
He guided my life
And kept me safe
He showed me the meaning of life
And how to live
In a world of
Anger and deceit
He showed me the way
To enlightenment
And
Kept me on
The straight and narrow
He allowed me just enough space
To hang myself
And then
He brought me lovingly back
To reality and purpose
I thought
That I had found God
When, in reality
He had found me

Family
Coming together to make sure
That everyone is safe
And happy
And supported
In their life choices

Family can come
From a variety of compilations
Not always blood related
But heart related
And willing to take the step
To compassion and caring

Family
A unit of love
Support
Compassion
Completion

Haiku
Family as one
Coming together in love
Holy unity