The Graceful Giver

Barren and empty-there are no words

An unfeigned silence is born

Giving rise to an unclaimed action

 

The graceful giver needs no name

Regret Me Not

If you are living with regret
Then you are sleeping with the enemy

Slice of Life

Sprinkle stones along the path

Caress me with your soul

Cover me with tears of joy

Blanket me in snow

Offer me a visual

A rainbow in the sky

Guide me to the answers

While I wait and wonder why

Engaging all the senses

Leave an imprint of your life

So those of us,  you've left behind

Can steal away a slice

 



The Other Side of Silence

Silence

A blessing

A calming,

A feather in the wind

A dusting of snow on a placid lake

that melds on the surface, gets swallowed up

and returns to the form from whence it came

Creating an antipodean fold

Silence

A burden

An unsettling

A disturbance to the balance

A passive violence, that singes the superficial

sears the atmosphere and delivers a darkness

Where the other side of silence is revealed

The Rain of Pain

As I walked today, the wind whistled so loudly I had to stop and listen
It spoke so forcefully, it commanded my attention
It drew me in and stilled my pace
I looked up and as the branches swayed
It sounded like rain
but the skies were clear and the earth was dry
What I heard was the pain of life's forgotten ones

Sorry State

I searched for the sorry in your words
But failed to hear them
I longed for the sorry in your eyes
But tears clouded my vision
I hoped for the sorry in your heart
And found the truth
in my own reflection

Sorry needs to start with the truth in your heart

No Shallow Chasm

Carry my cross and then you 'll know just how heavy the weight bears down.
Feel my burden and then you 'll know the guilt that coincides with the responsibility.
Feel my light and then you'll know the strength I have within.
Venture to dive and then you'll see how deep my story goes. 
I am a chasm, guarded but not reclusive. 
I am open to those who seek the depth. 
The shallow would never survive.