You know we’re not the only ones
Who have a need today
There are some who go days hungry
And have no place to stay
There are some who wander across the land
Looking for food and space
There are some who don’t know where to live
Who look for aid and Grace
There are some who don’t know what to do
To make the hurt go away
There are some who reach out with empty hands
Who have never had a chance to pray
So those of you who know their place
Who’s bellies are full and  hearts embrace
Reach out to those who know not what
Reach out and help from heart and gut
Remember that in this Earth of ours
One shouldn’t be alone or left to starve
Reach out and help reach out with heart
Reach out and give right from the start
And know that you were never alone
In giving you have now reached out and grown

Karma

What is it that causes a person
To reach out beyond themselves
And think that they own everything
And not think of someone else
They move in on a country
With guns and armament
They bomb and over power
And create graves of monument
How can a person think of
Only their own empowerment
On the shoulders of the others
And create devourment
They close their eyes their ears their hearts
And no longer can hear other
Their sisters and their brothers
And even their own mothers
How can we break beyond the shell
Of personal entitlement
And try to get them to a place
Of pure enlightenment
For these kind of people
It won’t happen ‘till their death
Until they reach the underworld
And try with their last breathe
To ask for some forgiveness
For the hell they’ve precipitated
But karma tells them that instead
They pay for what they created

Dear ......, how was I to know
That you would change
Everything I believed in
And give me
A new reason
To Live

Catching my thoughts
My experiences
My everything
On paper
And paper no longer
Exists
And time
Doesn’t stand still
And I
Am all
I’m meant to be
in this time
so
why am I
still
running

My mind likes
To play a game
Keep me away
From my purpose and aim
It pulls me from
A focused stare
It beckons to me
From its nightmare lair
A place where it
Takes over my life
Gives me no chance
Puts me in strife
‘Till I can no longer
Find out who I am
I whirl with thoughts
Like a placid lamb
So I think I’d better
Learn to meditate
Keep my mind still
Keep my focus straight
Then I will no longer
Be a sham
I will become
The great ‘I AM’

The bombs are explosions in the air
With fragments falling into fields of clover
And the Shield helps us to breathe
In a time when life has become so fragile
And I wait for the boom sounds to eliminate
Whoever or whatever the enemy is
And my belly flattens as I wait for the sounds to dissipate
Anticipating the siren
That causes us to run for shelter
In a time when life exists
Why has hatred and anger taken over our sensibilities
And what is it that keeps us going
In times when the going gets rough
How will we exist in a world of confusion
And chaos and unreality
When grounding means fear
And love is kept hidden in the heart
How far can we move from our humanity
And
When will it all end

Crystalline structures that resemble God
Each one so different, some slim and some broad
They fall down in flurries some fast and some slow
They each catch the sunshine and some start to glow
As you walk on the crystals they sure make a sound
They take over the landscape and become the background
When you lift them up high they’re light as a feather
But they only come out when it’s really cold weather
If you taste them the cold on your tongue can be felt
If you wait for a while they surely will melt
What else in this world can be so many things
From liquid to solid then to gas it does bring
Some people say it’s just some atmospheric vapor
Frozen ice crystals or flakes you remove with a scraper
White flakes that lie on the ground in a layer
Which you watch over as it falls like a real surveyor
What would it be like if snow didn’t fall
If we never had winter or a good snow squall
Then we wouldn’t understand nature and its beauty
Or the shoveling of snow and our natural duty

Brrr it’s cold
My feet can’t feel
I cover my ears
I’ve missed a meal
I can’t walk out
On ice I’ll fall
My car won’t start
And now it’s stalled
I miss my friends
Miss my old life now
I hear a noise
It’s the old snow plow
What do I do
When it gets cold
Can’t walk around
I’m not that bold
So I think I’ll try
To find my house
Will have to call out
To my very warm spouse
And ask for help
To get inside
The yellow snow
Will be my guide

I look in the mirror
And what do I see
I see a stranger
Looking back at me
She’s wiser and older
And full of grace
And she sure does move
At a slower pace
She knows who she is
And where she comes from
She knows where she’s going
And the authentic outcome
She’s friendly and smiles
And laughs all the time
She’s sure of herself
As she reaches her prime
So look out world
I am here to stay
I’m feisty and healthy
Even though I am grey

Black hole
******* us in
Making us think
That life here
Is all there is
When truthfully
The black hole
Holds
All our dreams
All our desires
All our wants
All our jealousies
The black hole
***** in the all the light
And
Leaves nothing
In its
Wake

Today
I went back to childhood
And I lay down
And just closed my eyes
And did
Nothing
How good it feels
To be
In a place
Of
Nothing
Ahhhhhh

Friend
Someone who can hear
My cries of pain
And hold me
When I am cold
Someone who cares
And shares
And understands
Someone who walks with me
And picks me up
When I fall down
That special someone
Who gets me
Even when
I’m not acting
Like me
Friend

Slow down
Mind
Help me to see
And understand
What you are trying to say
I can’t reach into
The depths of my mind
When it is flowing
At such a fast pace
How do I capture
This life
That is mine
Or meant to be
When I CAN’T
SLOW
DOWN

Some days
When I sit in the silence
And wonder what life is about
I stop
And reconnect
With who I am
And who
I want to be
All is never lost
When we know who we are
And where we are going
Sometimes
The path is clear
And direct
And
Sometimes
We feel lost
And unsure
Of who we may be
In the future
So
As long as you hold onto
Who you are
You
Can do
Anything

Tea or coffee coffee or tea
Do I want to wake up or do I want to sleep
I’m looking around the world has changed
People are lying and appear deranged
I wonder when people fell asleep
When they stopped making choices and became like sheep
Wake up wake up I want to say
It’s a time for work not a time for play
Things are urgently needing our attention right now
There are things in this world we can’t allow
Look at the ones who are making the choices
The laws are crazy lift up your voices
What do you want what will you say
We can’t wait for tomorrow this is the day
To get involved in this scheme of life
You can’t complain and remain a low life
Rise up to the cause rise up to be true
The only one that can change the world is you

Money
A commodity
Written on paper
With coloured ink
And worth
Nothing

Why do we believe
Everything people tell us?
Why can’t we learn
To think on our own
And not be ruled
By the Laws of the Land?

I can think
And feel
And be
On my own
And yet
I need other
To confirm
Me

The world is corrupt
And the people in it
Even more vile
And yet
This is my home
For now

Will I learn
To be like others?
Or will I retain
My Self Awareness
And be Truthful
To my Self.

Running in a breeze
Of tulip smells
And dandelion colours
All adrift
In a sea of
Be ing

You’ve made progress in life
Now what do you do
You’ve hemmed and you’ve hawed
And wondered about life too
You don’t really know where you’ve come from
Or how far you will go
Life has a way of taking hold
Hold tight and don’t let go
We think we are in charge of life
Of what is going on
And even when we plan our day
Something can still go wrong
So we’re told to build our lives
On just letting go
Of believing in faith and a higher form
And energy that moves to and fro
How can we hold onto something
That we cannot hold or see
How can we just stop doing
And allow ourselves to be
For if we can in truth let go
And allow a higher form
Then what does that mean about who we are
As we steer though the storm
We have a body and mind and more
And higher self that guides the ship
And it’s ok to make mistakes
And allow ourselves to slip
If we just learn from our misfortunes
And make them for no more
Then God will guide our ship body
Through pleasant and through storm
Our job is just to stay on board
And not make too much fuss
Just play the game and do what’s best
And be an authentic us

Breathe
In
Breathe
Out
Slow
Down
Breathe
In
Breathe
Out
Awwww
Ahh­hhhh
Trying so hard
To slow down
Trying to stop
The running
In my head
Trying so hard
To be in this world
And
If it’s supposed to be
An effortless effort
Then
Why
Is
It
So
HARD

Christmas is a time
For celebration
A time to enjoy
The family way
Eat foods that bring comfort
Sing songs that give joy
Remember to follow
A rhythm on course
For life has its times
Of up and down
So celebrate
Laugh and have joy
For that too
Shall pass
Enjoy it while it is available
Time has a way
Of speeding up
So
Take one moment at a time
And enjoy
For that too will be gone
And in its place
A newness
Of life
Christmas
A time to reflect
On
The joys of
Life

My mind is literally exploding
With  ideas and thoughts
And images of things
I can  paint and write
And put into poetry
And I can’t slow
My mind down
It’s racing at a speed
That exceeds my ability
To express
How do I put onto paper
All the thoughts
That I am experiencing
In a single moment
How can I slow down
The process of time
When I am but
A mere
Human being



I want to paint and express
All the images
That I  am seeing
And
They’re going by too fast
For me
To capture
So
I sit
At my keyboard
And close my eyes
And allow
All
To
Come forward




Images
Pictures
Words
All
Coming forward
And
I can’t slow them down
So
I write
Is this
What its like
To be
A genius
Or
If I was a genius
Would I be able to
To capture
All the thoughts
And
Pin them down
In a
poem

Some people talk about living together
How relationships can swell
While I believe that marriage
Can work out really well
I believe that marriage is truly
A spiritual connection from above
I believe in the institution
That can freely express true love
For living together and sharing life
Can bring a special bond
And when you add in spirit
It’s like a magic wand
That holds together all we are
And who we’re meant to be
For marriage is the special glue
Which helps us to be free
To be ourselves without the fear
Of finding we are wrong
For when we’re in a marriage
It’s like living in a song
The daily routine becomes a joy
Of which we both can share
We’re not afraid to be ourselves
To take chances and to dare
When living together we never know
When the beauty truly might end
With marriage it’s a single thread
Loving messages we can send
For marriage truly reaches places
That living can not find
It helps us through the trying times
When we are in a bind
Commitment can be found in both
With fulfillment reaching high
When married we can take a chance
And reach out for the sky
There is a difference between marriage in life
And living together as friends
What happens when conflict appears
And you feel like love has ends
Marriage is the glue that binds
Invisible and strong
It’s there whenever you reach that place
When things can turn out wrong
Marriage is for life, beginning to end
Through highs and also lows
It means you look at all your faults
And the person that you chose
And you find a way to make it work
You don’t run out the door
The intimacy earned from being together
Are the memories you will store
So while some say that marriage
Is a relic from the past
I think that marriage truly means
Your relationship will ultimately last

Death
Divorce
They’re all part of life
Sadness and joy
Happiness and pain
All a part
Of the human condition
How does one cope?
How does one sustain themselves
Through all that life throws our way
With
Courage

I used to think
That life was all
Fun and games
And then
I began to live
Really live
And feel and know and care
And become
And then I learnt
That life contains
Both joy
And pain
And I have to find a way
To encompass
Both

Being in the world
Is not always as easy as it looks
It takes
Fortification
And courage
And a strength
Seldom found
In the Animal Kingdom
For animals
Never have to worry
About being overtaken
By someone’s mind
Or being taken advantage of
With cruelty
Animals ****
For food
And dominance
And nothing else
While the animal that is man
Kills
For the sheer pleasure of it

Family is a state of mind
Family is an affair
Were meant  to keep together
And sometimes we stop and stare
At others who we wonder about
We want to look and learn
What is it that keeps families alive
Lets’ talk and let us yearn
For that which some take so for granted
And that which can be true
A family is people together
From them you take your cue
You work as one you talk as one
You do things all together
It is so simple to chug along
In all kind of sorts of weather
And when it gets too difficult
To keep  your mind in sane
You start all over and try to win
And do it all again
For family just means people together
Who are working together as one
family can be a mom and dad
And children playing under the sun
Family means support when we are down
It means cheering up when things aren’t right
It means talking and caring and coming around
When life is holding us tight
Our ancestry tells us the we are whole
Our lineage binds us together
It means we keep hold when things are not right
And even in sunny weather
We may think families have to be perfect
When in truth so much can go wrong
A broken family is very painful
And many have spoken in song
Families take courage and great strength and pride
It takes lots to make it go right
But when we all get together
We certainly are quite the site
Families can be so many things
We congregate, join, and compete
But when day is done and we’re on our own
Our family makes us complete

Pain
Playing hide and seek in my body
Sometimes here
Sometimes there
Always present
A reminder
That
I am
Alive

Tears in my eyes
Why does everything feel so sad
Loss, compromise
Life is about
A give and take
Many times the take
Is bigger than the give
Until
We look  from a distance
And understand
That giving
Is many more times more powerful
Than receiving

I’ve heard the old adage,
“is the glass half empty, or half full?”
In my world, I’m happy I have a glass!!

Grieving sadness
So heavy
Weighs me down
And yet, I have to allow
The feelings, emotions, caring
And love that make this possible
For, if I hadn’t loved
I wouldn’t be able to feel the loss

A favorable combination of time and place
If we don’t take a chance then we’ll never reach grace
There are times in our lives when things go well
There are times in our lives when things are swell
They go the way we wish they would
We take a chance as well we should
And then sometimes things go away
No matter what we do they do not stay
And frustration sets in and we give up
We don’t know what to do with the big flare up
And we forget how much fun we used to have
And how people helped on our behalf
We give up all and hide inside
And wait for the coming of a helpful tide
Sometimes we wait sometimes we gain
An understanding we need to obtain
Opportunity knocks and we should respond
Take a chance on choosing what is beyond
Jump into the opportunity that comes to us
Allow and choose without a fuss
For when opportunity knocks we should be home
Consider it luck like a honey comb
And embrace the chance for life to guide
Our way to home in love abide

People ask me what I’m doing
And I tell them I’m being still
For in that silence lays
All the things I can fulfill
For prayer is talking to the One
Who cares for us with love
And meditation is listening to his word
The message from above
While asking is reaching out to God
It’s in the silence that we know
Just who we are and where we’re from
It helps our soul to grow
Just close your eyes and contemplate
Then let go of it all
When in the presence of our Lord
We are truly very small
The inner world is magical
Inner light and sound are present
It heals it holds it makes us whole
It’s where our time should be spent
While talking is good the listening
Is much more satisfying
It helps give satisfaction to our soul
When from the body we’re flying
We rise above body consciousness
And take the hand of the Lord
He takes us on the inner journey
An area to be explored
Meditation is an open door
To becoming more than we are
It takes us to another place
Beyond the moon and star

The sun is shining and the birds are returning
To a world
That was covered in snow
Spring is in the air
And soon plants will be
Peering out of the ground
Looking for the sun and warmth
That gives them life
Soon jackets will be removed
And boots become a thing of the past
As warmth envelops
And allows us to bask in the sun
After a long winter
People thrive in the sunshine
And embrace the world
As it awakens

Life has a way
Of perpetuating
It’s self
And leaning to be more
Than what it was
In the beginning

Life
Harbinger
Of death
We are born
And with each moment we are alive
We are dying

Cell by cell
We are becoming immortal
In our existence
And living
The Wisdom
Of the Ages

Death
Which brings forward
New life

Christmas day
Has come and gone
The wait was hard
And the wait was long
We tidied up
And set things in order
We packaged presents
With ribbon border
This year we had to
Keep away
Isolate at home
Or we would pay
So sit, I did
At an empty door
Looked at the lights
And my cookie store
And came back to
A harsh reality
Christmas isn’t about presents
It’s about mortality

Baited breath
And wet nose
Loving heart
And furry toes

Barks so loud
And droopy chin
Soulful eyes
And loving kin

My dogs are here
And getting older
Just as I am
Only they’re much bolder

They sniff back sides
And jump up high
Sleep on their backs
And bark good bye

What does it mean
To fall flat on our face
And not know what life is about
What if your spirit
Was calling your name
And all you could do was pout
What if needs and expectations
Were guiding your life
And you didn’t even know they exist
What if purpose and value
Were lost for a while
And never showed up on your list
Life is about finding out
Who you are and what’s your path
Faith and religion only go so far
They warn you to be careful and do what you must
Because actions could be your bar
You want to feel good and you want to smile
You want to find purpose and goal
You want to reach who you are and will be
You want to feel healed and feel whole
It starts from your wanting
And moves into the now
What you will create
You’ll find as your Tao
Reach inward and find
Your true self at core
Know God and your self
And you will be more
We all fight for freedom
For wisdom we search
To find who we are
Is our research
Go in and be silent
And listen with peace
Your understanding of life
Will surely increase

The power is out
What shall I do
I’m in the dark
I have no clue
Why it is out
Or when I’ll see
The lights go on
In light I’ll be

The dogs are batty
They’re scratching the door
If I had kids
They’d be on the floor

What do we do
When the lights go out
How do we live
And walk about

I can’t cook supper
Or read a book
I’m on my computer
The power they took

Not time for bed
Or lying around
What do I do
With no light on the ground

Oh hum, o gee
I can sit and stare
Oh my, can’t see
Is that a bear

Please, come on soon
Can’t wait much more
Maybe it’s time to think
About going out the door

Oh yes, I think
It’s coming back
Ok, never mind
I can unpack

You know
It’s not so bad
To always have to find
Something to do
I wish
Sometimes I really wish
That I had someone
To share my life with
And then
I remember
How hard it is to be in a relationship
And I think again

Red and yellow blue and green
A rainbow passing by
A message filled with hope and love
We may be asking why
Some things happen that make us sad
Some things we don’t know
We think that we can change it
And learn to  go with the flow
It’s not about the good and bad
It’s not about the dark
But maybe about how we can
Just light a little spark
Things happen in this world of ours
Feels like we’re passing through
It’s about how we react to life
And use the things we knew
You can accept you can fight
You can sit and cry
You can react with all your might
Or just let things pass by
If you can just accept your fate
And grow with faith and love
Then happiness will follow
All that you are dreaming of

Have you ever said, to yourself, I’m so tired
And then wondered
What you are tired of
I’ve had sleep, so it’s not a body tired
I like what I’m doing in life, so it’s not an I’m tired of life
So
What is tired
And who
Is tired
And who is expressing
I am SO tired
And then
There is no answer inside
Just
Someone
Snoring

I smell the roses
As I slow down
My thought process
It isn’t easy
To come to a place
Of stillness
When my mind
Is racing
And yet
In the stillness
Lies
The dream
The essence
Of be ing
And I long
To
Be still

I really want to help you
And I want to give my time
And yet when they are ready
Your ‘no show’ is your dream time
You really meant to do it
And something else just did come up
Your heart was in the right place
But your work had no back up
What does it mean to give your word
And do what you should do
What does it mean to follow up
And not say your adieu
Better to keep silent
Keep your promises to yourself
Then open up a window
And be found on hidden shelf
For promises once spoken
Should be followed through to end
And offering up your valued time
Is something to commend
So keep  up all your promises
So others know your true
Be honourable and capable
And always be the best of you

Is there someone you like
Is there someone you trust
Is there someone you hold in affection?
Is there someone you admire
Is there someone who supports
Is there someone with whom you make a connection?
Then maybe it is a friend you have found
You know there are few from afar
To find such as this one that is truthful and clear
And can be held up to and beyond par
A friend is a person on who you can count
Even when the going gets tough
You know they’ll support you and guide you with love
And will never treat you too rough
For friends are the people we look for in life
They are hard to find and we need to hold on
For once we have found one be sure not to let go
Treat them well before they are gone
For a true fiend is one you want to respect
You want to hold them in esteem
You want to support them and show them your truth
You want them to be on your team
So look for a friend that is authentic and true
Look for a friend that is wise
Look for a friend that supports who you are
Look for the one that’s a prize
And let them know what they’re doing is right
Let them know that their lives are touching yours
Let them know that their presence can make a true difference
A true friend can be a real cure
For most of our ailments come from being alone
And having no one by our side
A true friend is one that understands your pain
And takes everything else in their stride

Words are powerful
And
Hurting words
Judging words
Cutting words
Power over words
Can stab the heart
Pouring life expression
And the belief in oneself
Onto the ground
If we want to be there for others
And truly hear them
We need to let go
Of our beliefs
And
Open our hearts
To be truly
Allowing
And loving
And caring
Compassionately
Then
And only then
Can we say
We
Love

When life was more simple
And things weren’t hurled
And violence wasn’t written
All over our world
Then silence was golden
And beauty abounds
And I can sit in harmony
With thoughts that are sound
When life was more simple
And we had time to think
The world was much better
Poems were written with ink
If I had a choice
I think I would choose the now
I would try to make things better
Maybe follow the Tau
And silence, as my friend
Would allow me to grow
And all my bad habits
I would have to forgo