In my weakness, body faltering, mortality facing me off, the rose colored glasses, slip from my eyes. I see in every direction a stark, cold view of rocks, unadorned with optimism. I’m challenged to find one pearl of beauty In this landscape. It feels real, right, a vision I can trust, because it does not … Continue reading As It Is – A Poem
Category: Poetry
Manifesto of Today
Burning the candle at both ends,Pack a lifetime in a day.Do it all. Toss it away,Like dynamite,Blow up the plan,It’s not a plan,Pick what matters most. Say goodbye to fear,Say hello to now,It can be done,That’s all the light,you need.
Renewal
Sometimes I come to termsWith all the pieces.I fit them together,Well enough,Satisfied,In agreement,with the tag ‘reality’.But it is a drug,That gives me the excuse,To miss the real,The truth that I’ve movedSo far into the shadowOf daily trials,That light is just an edge,A sliver, dim and easily unnoticed.But when I draw near to it,I see,The brightness … Continue reading Renewal