Christmas Day

Today
a day
Meant to be
celebrated
not just for tangible gifts
but for spiritual benefits
Beauty of mind
body and soul
Generosity of spirit
Open heart
these are the gifts of which
we all should impart

Friends, Food, feelings
all greatly embraced
 Wealth of well being
which should always take place
Smiles upon each and every face
these are the gift we cannot replace

Peace love and happiness
laughter and loveliness
all of this
sealed with a kiss
a wish for a
Merry Christmas

Christmas Collage

There's Silver Bells and Christmas trees
We deck the halls and Santa sees.
Rudolph's nose will light the way
to a manger but not  an inn.

There's Jingle Bells and dashing sleighs
A shining star to light the way
for three wandering kings.

Lords and maids and five gold rings;
Snowmen and a holy night
All these lines from songs we sing
Make our spirits feel quite right.

Your days may be sunny and bright
and in some cases they may even be white.
It's the best time of the year
So have a Holly, Jolly Christmas
And a delicious cup of cheer!

Life Experience to Go

Experience a life

Especially for you.

Remember you are special.

Make every day a celebration.

Keep in touch

with friends, family

fantasy and reality.

Be thankful for the clouds the stars

the wind, the rain,

The moments of joy and 

the bits of pain.

Remember,

We are all mad here. 

Believe in yourself.

Complicated Connection

Fantasy and Reality are not

mutually exclusive identities

of what you see or perceive to be

but conditions based upon

the simple duality

of our complicated connection

to what has to be.

Open to the Possibilities

I've been told

I'm too nice.

I'm not real

I'm too strong

I'm too old

I'm too young

I've been told
I'm intimidating
I'm too smart

I thought you'd be seeing someone,

I'm too independent

If you were a girl...

Am I so much a mother figure,

teacher, sister, friend,buddy

That my femininity has disappeared completely?

Open to the possibilities

but often I find they don't seem open to me

Love is out there

Waiting patiently

Discovering it's a

painful, wonderful journey 

Here I go again

exploring

hoping to make a marvelous discovery

I cannot listen to 

what I've been told

Open to the possibilities

Love will see me.

A Thought

She wrote the words,

"The world was wrong."

She sang the notes 

of nature's song.

All at once

a thought occurred 

"We belong,

It's not absurd."

Life Despite Fear

It's not a life without fear

But a life despite fear

That keeps me in the game.

Why strive for more

if there's nothing

to get your feet on the floor?

Why reach higher

if there's nothing

to motivate your desire?

It's not a life without fear

But a life despite fear

That makes me master every challenge.

Why run faster 

if there's nothing

to make you move past disaster?

Why work harder

if there's nothing

to generate your going farther?

Many people say live a life without fear

But without fear,

How do we master each challenge?

How do we face new horizons?

How do we inspire?

How do we succeed? 

It's not a life without fear

But a life despite fear

That keeps us ahead of the game.

I live life despite fear.

Can you say the same?

ROOTS AND WINGS

I thought that wings would help me fly

Would help me sail the world

But all they did was teach me how to fall

Was teach me to walk and stay on earth.

I need roots with wild streaks to keep me in line.

I can’t keep up with winged streaks

I just keep falling behind.

I cannot fly before I walk.

I cannot walk without a thought

To that which I’m walking on.

In time my roots will let me grow wings.

In time I can do anything.

Hope Haikus

Don’t stop believing

Another corner awaits

Rainbows have an end.

Constantly yearning

They say the hardship does end

A broken heart mends.

SHOWERS

It’s tiny teardrops bursting and falling to the ground; a small black cloud shivers lonely in the sky. The wind begins to howl and the sky turns to Grey. Soon, more tiny black clouds will be coming our way.

Drop. Drop. Drop. Pitter. Pitter. Patter.

The music plays so loud that it turns into a clatter. There are puddles everywhere so we must all tread with care. Liquid in vivid motion so we must beware.

Damp musty clothing hanging in the hall; warm toasty oven waiting for us all. Someone’s making cocoa. Someone sweet and kind; to help relieve the dampness that’s crept into my mind.

Still outside the teardrops fall in step with time. Slowly getting louder and seemingly unkind. Then outside it rumbles sparks ignite the sky. Inside someone near me slowly starts to cry.

“Hush” I say, “Dear small one don’t worry oh so much. The teardrops they can’t hurt you. I love you dear.” And such. Then finally the dark clouds continue on their way. Dark foreboding big clouds who’ll come back another day. Till then my dear don’t worry

“Don’t worry dear” I say. “I’ll stay with you my darling. I’ll stay with you always.”

THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM THE STORM

It’s wet and cold, it’s dreary and dark.

The lightening flashes an evil spark.

The thunder roars with a lion’s temper.

The raindrops fall in tempo.

The storm is approaching little by little

It takes it’s own sweet time.

The storm is coming it’s gradually coming

To keep the world in darkness.

It’s wet and cold dark and dreary;

It’s coming to blot out the sun.

There’s no way to stop it,

There’s no place to run

The storm will Always find you.

It has no shape.

It has no form.

It’ll come at anytime.

The storm is approaching the young and the old

It doesn’t matter who you are.

It’s coming to find you. It always will.

It’s coming to take you. It always does.

Its fury will find you and take you away;

There is no resistance that you can use

It takes you and then-

HEY NOW

And I say hey now, hey now won’t you come with me

And we’ll play in the sunshine next to the shim’ring sea.

And darlin’, darlin’ you won’t worry none

Our lives won’t be empty living beneath the sun.

Love me, love me today and everyday

And we’ll sail down the ocean the current flows our way.

Oh, hey now, hey now, the sun shines bright all day

All the while we live beneath it we’ll dance and sing and play.

Our lives will be a party from now till summer’s end.

Believe in Yourself

"We are all mad here."

The Cheshire Cat says

as he disappears.

Anger, Confusion, and Eccentricity

All that and more

your personal identity.

"We are all mad here."

The Cheshire Cat says

as he reappears.

Laughter, Love, Hope and Serenity

All this and more

your personal identity.

"We are all mad here."

The Cheshire Cat says

as he holds back tears.

Tears of Laughter.

Tears of Joy.

Silent tears filled with noise.

Believe in yourself

Or fade away

Listen child to what I say.

"We are All mad here."

"We Are all mad here."

"We are all mad Here."

Essence of Woman

To quote Maya, "Still I rise."

Rubenesque, Zaftig and Queen size

Voluptuous Goddess of Fertility,

Essence of Woman

That's ME!

Dangerous Curves;

Caution Don't Swerve.

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Remember, I Love you, although you forget.
Remember, I Love you when I'm off on My Own.
There are many times I think You're NOT with Me
But I know With You as a friend that really can't be.
We have different Passions;Not all of them shared.
But through it all, We've been quite the Pair.
Stop feeling bitter when it seems I'm not there.
Remember I Love You Remember I care.
Don’t throw up fences that don’t need to be there.

ALONE

Alone in a room full of people

Alone in a strange new place

A small light is shining

A small light so bright

It glows and it glimmers to light up the sky.

That small light is me

Longing to be free

To feel in place for once and for all.

Alone is no longer the stronger of feelings

Alone no more in a crowd.

Now I am that light shining bright

That light that draws in a crowd.

CONNECTING ENERGY

Connecting energy in you

Connecting energy in me

Be open to the realm of possibilities

Connecting energy in threes.

One’s flowing in. One’s flowing out

One’s flowing through and all about

Be open to the realm of possibilities

Connecting energy in threes.

You plant your feet stand like a tree

You stretch as tall as you can be

Reach out your arms for what it’s worth

Connect your energy with earth

Sky up above the ground below

We’re all connecting don’t you know

Our own perfect holy trinity

Heaven and earth with you and me