Words

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destiny, emotion, eternal, forever, lifetimes, longing, love, loving kindness, romance, sighs, unconditional love

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words are roguish creatures,
like leprechauns or elves,
with tiny little feet
they march, sure of themselves

fine in morning papers
they jump right off the page,
strutting and parading,
their readers to engage

ask them to say feelings,
expressed straight from the heart,
they shuffle little feet,
refuse to play their part

when i’ve pleaded with them,
they’ve better things to do
than sit upon your bed
and give a hug or two

they hang about in groups,
sullen and shifty eyed;
they sidestep entreaties,
sometimes they like to hide

at times, there are no words
when what i feel is loss.
i grope, i struggle;
instead of sleep, i toss

how, then, can i express
the things i want to say?
i send my love, my prayers,
so many miles away

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Nightingale

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bird, compassion, destiny, dreams, emotion, empathy, empowerment, longing, love, unconditional love, universe

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A nightingale
fell from the sky
and landed
at my feet.

I gave her love,
all that I had,
and nursed her
back to health.

She’s taken wing,
her freedom found
in the realm
of endless skies.

At rising moon
she comes to me,
her heartfelt songs
are songs of love.

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Forevermore

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birds, death, destiny, dreams, emotion, empowerment, eternal, forever, lifetimes, longing, love

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Upon eternal seas I sail,
the Captain of my dreams.
I’m guided
by the moon and stars,
the songs that sigh on swirling streams.

My course set on Forevermore
I haul against the wheel,
the storms I fight,
the spray I savor,
furious waves pound rudder and keel.

Sunshine warms this weathered face,
washed cleaner by the rain.
My company,
the birds at sea
that sing their solemn, sad refrain.

A scent of lotus on the air
foretells I’m coming near;
no sight of land,
but Paradise
beyond the next frontier.

My cruise will (someday) run its course;
my ship will come to shore.
I’ll find you waiting
there for me
at home, Forevermore.

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Finding Home

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compassion, destiny, empathy, empowerment, eternal, fantasy, forever, free, imagination, lifetimes, love, loving kindness, personal, philosophy, spiritual, unconditional love, universe

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We come
from different directions
along barefoot pathways,
asphalt highways
(that burn the soles of our feet)
gravel roads
(leaves, grey with dust,
the only color,
stop signs and billboards).

Clouds from cars
visible for miles
as they approach,
as they leave us behind.

We seek direction
on the path
where we become
what we were meant to be.

Different stars
shine upon us.
Unlearning is difficult;
simplicity, our goal.

Hearts opened
we will know
the actions to take.
The rewards will be ours.
We will find our home.

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Pileated Woodpecker

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bird, birds, free, love, mystery, nature, personal, spiritual, unconditional love, universe, world

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Pileated Woodpecker (Photo credit: tbtalbottjr)

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while sitting at a table,
enjoying afternoon tea,
in the shade of a cedar,
a Pileated Woodpecker
dropped from the sky
to land in front of us.

his red crest, jaunty,
black, military uniform
with white piping —
a Sargent Major
standing at attention,
inspecting us,
looking back at him.

he paused,
reflected,
saw all there was to see,
found us wanting
then, flapped away,
leaving an after image
of black, white and red
against the pines.

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