My Poetry and Prose Blogology
Enlightenment
“when you begin to comprehend the gravity—
trillions of galaxies teeming in ancestral stars
illuminating you and the worlds without end”
Let There Be Light
“as we walk along its paths of divine warmth
hand in hand—we steadily become the light
and the sun settles behind the mountains”
Lest We Forget
“in the end—we realize we never noticed the beauty
—because we were too busy trying to create it “
I Am a River
“conspiracies are dark dams of shallow minds
but hope and light are soft falls of a deeper love”
Photo and inspiration courtesy of my friend Charlie Lansche CharlieLansche.com
Inferno of Ignorance
“shaming climate change
smears our dreams with yellow guile
like lemonade skies”
Tomorrows Are Everything
“I trace the outline of unfinished edges
protecting a universe—we thought we knew”
Webb Telescope photo of Rho Ophiuchi courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
My Water of Life
“this is my greatest secret of life…”
Photo courtesy of my friend Rod Sorenson rcoakley.com
Sailing Upon Light
“—I see myself as I look into her deep blue eyes
our hearts melt into clear embraces of eternity
as love rises in white clouds of a brighter hope”
Empathy Has a Shadow
“empathy graces soft beads of morning dews—nurturing
lonely gardens, colored in hope, light, faith, and confidence…”
Learning to Listen
“if you become lodged in cracks of despair
learn to listen to your quiet spirit’s guide
and it will bind you to a warmer paradise”
We Are Different
“yes—we are different
but we stand faithful as one—
magnificent and beautiful”
An Impending Storm
“I seem to recall a similar cauldron of desperation
again—it feels like an immense storm is brewing”