I've read America magazine for 30 plus years
Decay, decline, the Slide
The Sacred slips away
Goes to run and hide

George Hunt SJ
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Teilhard de Chardin
Red red wine

California Coast
Tidal pools in Monterrey
Won ton soup
Dim sum - xie xie

Susan Darlene Meek
Rocky Mountain High
Exoplanets. Unique.
Seattle before I die?

        Why, Judi, Why?

When I feel lost I will rise up
I will reach towards the stars
To find my way back

When I can’t find my way
I will rise up to see the light
I will follow it back to my path

When I have no words
I will rise up to let you inspire me
I will let you guide me

When I am full of despair
I will rise up towards the sky
Letting it carry me on to my destiny

When I am full of darkness
I will rise up towards the sun
Letting it fill me with light
Pushing the darkness out

Daintiness is your dance in the wind,
You beauties are the reason,
I await the rainy season,
From budding to bloom,
All tiny detail of yours is an artistic boom,
Amidst the leaves of green,
Soils brown,
Alluring to the eyes,
You wear your elegance as a crown.
In the background,
Where the sky is blue,
My favourite colour is pink on you.

I see in you
The beautiful moment
A person finds their passion
The flame has been lit
And I got to witness it

darkness engulfs the heart that grows stale but you can't pretend to hide it
what you welcome will stay with you and we can all see it
don't claim to own what you broke and sell what you lost
don't hold it so close
where it can cut us all

Our empty graveyards full of quiet death,
With hardened earth, a darkened road,
Unseen names and lives untold,
Restricts our chests, discontinuing breath.

Found a flame to illuminate the depth.
But can we trust enough to hold
A light that only shall unfold
Our empty graveyard full of quiet death?

She smiled through the unease
And accepted too much
She was eager to please
Took the unwanted touch
Until her skin grew blisters
And she cried out with shame
Too boisterous for Misters
She takes on the blame