I knew when I embarked on this quest, knew there'd be no pause, no rest; knew I'd have to pass all the tests - failure isn't an option in this Odyssey of life... I knew when it had begun raining sorrow, my parched spirituality, by the day would grow, and though I'd be too weary… Continue reading Odyssey of Life
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Fruit Gathering
No one came to gather mewhen I was a beaming fruit Only the sodden earth stretched soiland weary, I fell, n' took rootSo bowed down in the branch I clung,by wind and stormy weather I weathered again, beneath the ground yet bore sun and water better Such smiling hands that planted many moons ago, the… Continue reading Fruit Gathering
On Sept ’22
My heart, don't forget all the suffering you felt...In them, was the light
Trojan Horse
Lady Luck stroked my face on a moonlit nighther gifts were plenty, her grace benign.I let myself wilt into a giddy sleep"Fortune hath chosen my bedside!" In the morning, horrified, I wake to seethe hue and cry, the dole and mire;"All lost!" "All lost!" is all they repeat...All is lost in the fire. I fall… Continue reading Trojan Horse
Dervish
I danced in the desert - a dervish to your love, devotee of our dreams; suppliant hands above surrendering burdens that before were juggled to and fro. Twirling in thankfulness, like a dazzling trinket or fiery ruby, finally at peace and in awe of the miracles and wonders you showed me... How you taught me,… Continue reading Dervish
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