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61 · Oct 2020
Who will I be today
LeoH Oct 2020
The light flutters
Across the page of my mind
Soothing the anguish
Pain from my past

Knowing I can choose
Who will I be today
I wonder
Will I venture forth
From these walls
Built for me
And by me
Will I face my fears
And let them melt away
60 · Mar 2021
The Illusion of Order
LeoH Mar 2021
Clear colored lines
Glowing in the night
A memory from
A simpler time

The illusion of order
In a chaotic world
Where man's folly
Challenges
The relentless march
Of the natural sphere

Slain by his own sword
The human race
Always wants more
Than Mother Earth
Is ready to give

All it takes
Is a hurricane
Or a major quake
To show us
Who is in charge
Who will win
58 · Jul 2020
This Moment
LeoH Jul 2020
finding myself
in this moment
I taste the air
and let my mind expand
57 · Feb 2020
Open Space
LeoH Feb 2020
Left to their own devices
I find things sort themselves out
The struggles of the moment melt away
The constructs of tension collapse
Leaving open space
Ready to be filled
With peace and joy
I am working on finding a way to surrender which is truly powerful.
57 · Aug 2020
Balance
LeoH Aug 2020
Finding balance is just a question
Of prioritizing what is important
Start with the basics
First you must breathe
56 · Dec 2020
Stone and Steel
LeoH Dec 2020
Stone and steel
A hard world
Unforgiving
By design

Locked in place
Held immobile
Reliable
Predictable

No room for Story
No room for Humanity
The joy of the moment
Denied

This is not a world I choose
The beauty that feeds me
Is found
Elsewhere
54 · Sep 2020
Holding Tight
LeoH Sep 2020
Holding tight
I feel the fatigue
Caught in the same loops
Again and again

How to break this cycle
How to step off this merry-go-round
To lie in the open field
Basking in the sun
What happens if I just let go
Letting go can be scary, but often it is the easiest way to reset.
54 · Sep 2020
Gratitude
LeoH Sep 2020
In this moment
I have all I need
And for this
I am grateful
a little gratitude can go a long way
53 · Aug 2020
Division
LeoH Aug 2020
In a world of division and polarised politics
A world of fake news and echo chambers
It feels like the world is ending

Scratching beneath the surface
New ideas form
And the vista shifts

Stay curious my friends
I feel happier when I don't take a side but continue to ask questions to get closer to what is real for me.
50 · Sep 2020
Tapestry
LeoH Sep 2020
Embrace what is
The reality of now
The truth of this moment

And maybe
You might see
The beauty of the tapestry
A birthday poem
48 · Sep 2020
The Moment
LeoH Sep 2020
As I step through the surf
I am forced to walk backward
The moment too beautiful
To turn away
I shoot frame after frame
But it is never enough
I pause to drink it all in

Back at my computer
I choose the one
I push hard
And I am rewarded
I can share the joy
That held me so
There is a photo that goes with this poem. You can see it at https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158834935512188&set=a.136242422187
36 · Aug 2020
Maybe Not
LeoH Aug 2020
In this moment
I can let go of reason
And be consumed by my fears

Irrational fears
Stripping away my humanity
Until I become
A dark being
Destroying the world around me
Creating Hell for all

Maybe I won't do that
I notice that people seem to panic easily these days.

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