“Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
― Albert Einstein
On muddy embankments
where wild things roam
I have a deep sense
of being home.
Among the reeds
down by the waters,
on my knees
before nature’s altar.
On hallowed grounds
where heaven meets earth
my heart is connected
to holy mirth!
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the sky and sea
merge into one
the clouds hold a whisper
of a lemony sun.
I’m always enraptured
by the delicate hues
of sands that cover
an uninterrupted view!
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”
― Rumi
Sometimes I feel washed up
broken
and alone,
invisible of breath
hardly known.
then I plead for joy
to intervene,
to grow back into the landscape of my dreams.
to find my footing once more
to chatter with birds
until I’m restored.
to worship in forests
and find repose,
to sing
dance
and chant again in prose.
To wait for cicadas to give me rest,
and taste the sweetness
of being blessed.
The flowers have danced before my eyes,
drenched in their fragrance
I’m baptized.
I’m found in translation
of intense grief,
that even
in darkness
I still believe…
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“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
― Desmond Tutu
hold the light in tender hands
watch as love and joy expand
go on roads less traveled
keep the faith
that quietly unravels
you are the light of human eyes
you are grace
undisguised
let fear melt slowly away
and gather the memories
of those who pray
let your love be as confetti
and be the kindness that is never empty
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