Maturity

 

True-Love survived

the upsets, the rages,

saw us steadfastly 

to our now golden ages.

Breathing in with love,

I absorb your pain, 

exhaling peace,

I send you love, again

Blessings and grace,

love overflowing,

joy in our place,

our contentment showing.

Witnesses

 

If you can’t stand the heat,

says the one with the fan,

but even he is an hallucination.

Had I missed this turn of the wheel,

what matter?

Someone else would have gone to war,

another might have written peace haikus,

many more could have done my work,

it is all simply chopping wood, 

it is all no more than carrying water,

it is not mysterious,

the thing we call our life.

I think for a  moment

on my poetry fans,

on my own eventual nonexistence.

Does the earth fall from my feet?

Must I reach for my balance?

No, I go on.

Natural Selection

 

Trees tremble in fear,

as Earth’s fever drains the lakes.

Spring lambs still sleeping

Soft light from afar,

the new buds need attention.

Bees remain divine.

Spring’s colors fading,

Summer blooms soon in season.

Seedlings need water.

Epi’s bloomed briefly,

cactus flowers much the same.

I must call my Friends.

Turning toward others,

living with an open heart.

Peace will come with love.

Vision

 

I’m told 

I’m in a twelve week

healing process.

Spirit arrived sooner.

I’ve been lighting 

one candle.

Maybe I should light two,

live more brightly.

Cleaning up my 

spiritual windows

allows me to see the Light.

Last Time

 

Today, I am aware,

once more, yet once more,

that wars are fought

by our children,

and by theirs.

Today, I am reminded

again, yet again,

how no one

hates war more

than the warrior.

Home Awaiting Orders

 

While others ask,

can we still speak to God,

I prefer to sit in silence,

listening for my stage directions

from the Universe.

My body might be bruised,

sometimes broken,

but my spirit remains 

healthy, whole, complete.

No matter the temporary condition.

there need not be

collateral damage to my soul.

Naught

 

Identify with nothing.

Nothing is

a good thing 

to achieve.

Nothing to wish for,

nothing to crave.

Only our memories

are worthy to save.