Tree over small yard, Ground littered with children’s toys. Alone in the dark. Bed sits unused and unmade- Air conditioning rattles.
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Moon on Desert
Clouds glow with moonlight Mock dawn in midsummer dark Wind dances on leaf
Tagged with: contemplation, growth, Haiku, meditation, moonlight, reflection, summer night, supermoon, swelling, warmth
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Walk in Peace
On March 19 of this year, Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church passed from this turning of the wheel to the next. Passing away at 84, Phelps left behind a legacy of hate and divisiveness. In some aspects, this…
The Face of the Divine
Many look for the face of the Holy and hope to find a visage similar to their own. Religious iconography shows a multitude of different modes of the divine throughout history. The path we walk sometimes dictates (not always by…
Tagged with: comfort, community, contextual presence, Creation, Divine, emotions, Face of the Divine, God, growth, Holy, journey, pathway, reflection, self, spiritual family, strength, understanding, unique, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Reliving History
There are days when, no matter how much growth you may have experienced, you feel as if you are back at the beginning of your pathway. This could be because of a bad relationship, a lost job, disappointment or any…
Tagged with: actions, backsliding, bend like a reed, disappointment, emotions, empowerment, enlightenment, growth, history, journey, life, live int he moment, mistakes, moving forward, pathway, personal journey, solitude, taoism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
New Year
Today marks the end of the Julian year and the beginning of the next. Celebrations will occur throughout most of the Western world. In some places such as Europe, the New Year has already rolled in. The Eastern Lunar New…
Tagged with: Catholic Church, community, Green Horse, growth, His Holiness, Holy See, journey, Liberation Theology, life, luck, New Year, pathway, Pope, Wood Horse, Year of the Horse
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Free Speech
We in the United States are blessed with the ability to say and do just about anything we want. Whether it is outrageous claims regarding political views, bad haircuts, or simply opinions regarding sports teams, anything and everything is pretty…
Tagged with: 1st Amendment, Civil Rights Movement, free speech, growth, harmony, hate, John Mils, journay, love, ostracization, path, peace, political correctness, tolerance, United States, veiled ignorance
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Lotus Dreams
In the spring of life- The peal of bells brings delight. Lotus floats away, Borne on the winds of sorrow. Lost, the sands that pass unseen.
Transgression Leaves
Leaves fall dry. Useless. Cleansing storm washes path clear. Each a memory.