Sun is gone to gentle sleep
No more worries or fears to keep
So now we lay ourselves to bed
Pillows cradling our wearied head
Letting go of stress’s weight
Settling into more relaxed state
Remembering how loved we are
Be the distance near or far
Good things may tomorrow bring
As ends this lullaby I sing
Now
Now is the time
Now is your life
Right here
Your path laid before your feet
It is happening as we speak
It does not wait for you to grow up
It does not wait for you to get back on your feet
It asks only that you live it
So choose today
Choose right now
To live
To laugh
To love
Get up
Now
Even the smallest
Of all the many life forms
Dominate the large
I see such terrifying sights
Rooted to the spot
Unable to look away
Unable to forget
My heart bursts into pieces
Melting into drops as they fly
Pouring out from my very soul
Leaking up and out from my eyes
Filling me with such emotion
Love so amazing and so sad
Grace alone my body raising
As wave after wave of emotion
Pound my broken heartpieces into sand
Never so filled with compassion
Never to forget the love
Always good memories cherishing
Always being carried from above
So overwhelmed and shocked
Waves of sorrow welling up
Drowning my soul with loss
Mixed with passionate anger
Such bitter remorse
Makes the heart wish to stop beating
No tears can expel
Nor loving hugs comfort
From such unexpected tragedy
Saw a picture of you today
Let my thoughts around you center
Remembering the times gone past
Smiling at sweet memories
You are not gone
Your love endures
I feel your presence all around
Your smile still keeps the world bright
And so I think on you tonight
The ice and snow are gone away
The sun shines brightly heralding the day
The life comes back to the vibrant world
Buds forming in the trees
Grass coming back like emeralds green
And high above the freshly thawed ground
Fly back the birds to build their nests
New summer homes for seasonal guests
Singing their cheerful chirping songs
And so comes on the flutter of their wings
The harbinger of sweet new spring
Solitary in a world of doubles
The sweet elixir floating all around
One reading deeply into another’s eyes
Exchanging words as sweet as the candied gifts
Waiting alone for that intimacy of passion
That flame which warms the soul and makes the world bright
Today I had no valentine
So tomorrow I say simply
Be Mine
A Wednesday begins
With a brightly shining sun
Good tidings it brings
Loneliness so still
Inspires the greatest of works
With deep resentment
Snow in the air blowing around
Balls of it flying as I hit the ground
Laughter and shouting fill up the air
Snowflakes attracted to my wet hair
The thunder of plows moving down the street
The mountains they make such a nice retreat
A little late but never unwanted
Winter’s weather in all its beauty flautned
Surrounded yet alone
Set apart for something higher
Stoic yet setting heart to fire
Silent and watchful
Stirred yet at peace
Smiling so cheerfulness won’t cease
Sending out my greatest power
Sitting amdist the crowd
Standing apart, silently loud
Searching for others different like me
Soulfully listening to the world around
Secretly tapping my foot on the ground
So am I here in plain sight
Swiftly taking in that delightful ring
Soley being…the only thing
Time to take the sky
Waving bittersweet goodbye
No one here to take my place
Failure has no saving grace
Now I have to learn to fly
Else fall and in falling die
The decision is mine alone
To make the ground or sky my home
A defining moment, a thrilling chance
To take life flying by the seat of my pants
I fear not, nor do I hesitate
And in the sky, soon you’ll see my shape
The music plays, I bow
Then in my arms she comes,
Floating over the smooth hardwood,
Clouds in the sky less graceful,
The melodies moving ’round the room,
Moving, spinning, turning, just dancing
Smiles and laughter mixed with closeness,
The song closes, the dance ends,
The only dance, the sole song,
Just one dance.
A butterfly still
On the petals of a flow’r
Redirects life’s course
Another marker now gone by,
A long troubled road traveled,
A mystery lies ahead,
A question around every curve,
A new goal to achieve,
An endless string of possibilities,
And resolved anew have I,
A better life to lead,
A looser grip will I hold,
A dream that will soon be truth,
A love which loving makes life worth living,
A new year,
A resolution.
Walking slowly to the end,
Passing through another gauntlet,
Another year, more classes end,
I feel older but am I wiser?
What have I gained from time’s passing,
What have I learned from new discoveries?
Now to move, no turning back,
And to take the first of the hardest things to take,
Steps.
Broken hearts and shattered dreams,
Tikkun Olam
Lives snuffed out so early,
Tikkun Olam
Families in overwhelming grief,
Tikkun Olam
Security and safety a memory,
Tikkun Olam
Anger and curiosity,
Tikkun Olam
Innocence ravaged and stolen,
Tikkun Olam
We must be the change
We wish to see in the world
Tikkun Olam
Of all the acceptance in the world
Looking on the beauty of it all
The colors, textures, smells, sounds,
The expanse of the sky,
The blue of the ocean,
The might of the mountains,
Compares not to a reflection,
Accepted, Acknowledged,
No greater beauty can there be,
Than that which lies inside we.
Of smiles and laughter
You were the master
Your friendship a treasure
So many lives did you touch
Now may you rest easy
And free of all pain
Your memory lasting
Your jokes rememb’ring
Until we meet again
