‎"Please don't swat me", said the fly.
"My guts will squish and then I'll die.
I know that I can be quite a pest, but is that any way to treat your guest?
I'm content to dine on tasty leftovers in your home, rather than eating in garbage cans all alone.
Next time I joyfully buzz round and round your head,
please ,buzz buzz with me instead of swatting me dead!"

In giving a gift,
expect nothing in return,
or you place a value upon your own soul.
In giving a gift,
harbor no motive,
or your gift becomes a bribe.
In giving a gift,
give without reason,
or obligations snare is baited.
In giving a gift,
forget you are giving,
or you will not recognize thankfulness.

I am a genie
I M A GINE
Born
I am an image
IMAGINE
God's reflection
I am a magi
I M A MAGI
Magic
I am age
I M AGE
Eternity
Born, God's reflection, magic, eternal,....just imagine!

I love how you argue,
I love how you fight,
I love how you believe, that it's you who is right.

I love how you judge,
I love how you lie,
I love how you find, hiding places in your pride.

I love how you measure,
I love how you turn away,
I love how you made me , invisible today.

I love giving you,
freedom to be,
without losing essence of that which is me.

New York penthouse
room service
french perfume
satin sheets
gold etched dinnerware
sixty-one pairs of high heeled shoes
diamond earrings
crystal goblets
antique art
picturesque window view
of the homeless on the streets below.

Past, present, future,
living in the now.
Past, present , future,
are all the same somehow.

As a child I played in the backyard naked
skipping with green crickets
giggling when rain tickled my nose
splashing in ***** mud puddles
imagining flying on fluffy clouds
inviting strangers to join in my happiness.
Then an adult yelled at me saying,
" crickets will bite you,
rain causes colds,
no one likes a ***** child,
people can't fly,
and strangers aren't to be trusted."
Adults don't always know the truth,
fifty- eight years later I am still a child.