~ Fill Me With Love ~

Fill me up when I am empty,
Like no one else has done;
Pour warmth into my spirit,
Like rays from summer sun.

Like rain upon the desert,
On a dry and barren land;
You cause my soul to blossom,
With touch from gentle hands.

And like the breeze of springtime,
Gently 'cross my body blows;
Igniting there a flame of fire,
That sets my heart aglow.

You've placed a seed within me,
That has grown into a vine;
Of sheer unbridled passion,
Tendrils curled and intertwined.

Fill me up when I am empty,
Like an overflowing cup;
No one else has ever filled me so,
Yet my Love, you fill me up.

A Friend Unseen ...........

It's strange to have a friend

That you have never hugged

Lightly touched their arm

Or looked into their eyes

But ...

They have touched your soul

Felt their heart 

Been embraced by

The warmth of their being

A friend unseen

Is not a friend untouched

The eyes of the soul will gaze

The heart will embrace

The image will stand tall

But ..

only in dream

~ Love ~

love is like
a mailbox
it's pointless
and void
if no mail enters

Love is not
permanent
it appears
and disappears

But true love
endures
like the air we
breathe
it constantly
keeps us alive

A perfect body
will not function
without air and water
Love is like these gems
always precious
often polluted

True love is distilled water
it's simple and pure
but sublimer and greater
than worldly lures. 

~ Value ~

When your dreams
are disrupted
and your voice is
blocked,

be patient

As long as whatever
is good for you
is good for your kin
continue

For that which is ugly
but true, 

has a higher value, 

than that which is
pretty but false.

New Directions ~

Ideas and images swirl in my mind

coalesce into thoughts

about where I have already been

and need not go again.

But where then?

Which is the new direction?

I think I know pretty well

how I spin on my axis,

rotate through sun and shadow,

night and day.

But my orbit is less clear.

I still can find

the simple surge of joy

in discovering

my own gravitational pull,

knowing I won’t spin off

at some wild tangent,

nor will I

mindlessly

whirl in place.

I’ll take my bearings

in constellations

slowly changing

as I look into my night sky

for stars beckoning

brightly

and those still unknown.

The nexus is between being

and waiting

 readying for the new wave forming

to roll through space,

lifting me to new

approximations,

different distances,

newer milky ways.

Remembering You

Remembering You ........

If something were to happen to you tomorrow, 

what would people remember about you?

Would they remember the hours you worked?

Would they remember the material things you own?

Would they remember how much money you had in the bank?

Would they remember the number of vacations you took?

Would they remember the love you showed?

Would they remember your caring and your sharing?

Would they remember the help you gave them?

Would they remember your smile, your laugh?

What will they remember?......

Your actions today will

determine what they will remember.

~ Failure ~

Failure

It’s only a word.

But it carries with it so much pain

and so little concern

so much frustration

and so little respect,

so much stress and so little

understanding

that people spend their lives

running through their days

in the hope of avoiding the long arm

of this little word.

To test our vision, you must risk

failure.

To temper your ego, you must attempt

the impossible.

To tell your story, you must

take a chance.

To see beyond the horizon, you must

spread your wings.

To be all you can be, you must

stretch, flex, try, and go beyond

your proven limits.

To bridge the silence, you must risk

rejection.

To advance into the unknown, you must

risk the peril of all your

previous beliefs and emotions

that feel so secure.

Failure is not negative. It is a teacher.

It molds, refines, and polishes you

so that one day your light will

shine for all to see.

It isn’t the failure you experience

that will determine your destiny,

but your next step and then the next

that will tell

the story of your life.

~ Jigsaw Puzzle ~

It seems that Life
Could be compared to a giant jigsaw puzzle
With each person like each piece
Having a place where they fit perfectly
Yet so many in there need to belong
Grab the first place they come to
Then try to make it fit

And because of this
They are never quite in harmony
With their adjoining pieces
Thus they never get to know
The way it was truly
Meant to be

~ Enough ~

Do you have just enough?

In life we find we have enough...

enough bad experiences,

enough obstacles,

enough pain,

enough bills,

enough failed relationships.

enough faith,

enough determination,

enough peace,

enough money,

enough love.

Perhaps having just enough,

is really having it all.

~ Sacrifice ~

The sacrifice of love we give,

Takes less and yet gives more;
An everlasting hand of love,
The heart an open door.

The willingness to give of self,
To lay down your own life;
To touch another person's heart,
In loving sacrifice.

A chance that God has given you,
To reach another soul;
Forever changed by kindness,
A life your love made whole.

For life is but a circle,
Each life part of the chain;
Each link is joined by sacrifice,
That causes man to change.

To turn and reach a hand of love,
To touch another's life;
Will cause the circle to be whole,
In loving sacrifice.   

~ Something And Someone ~

Something has to give,
Something has to change,


Always, something left to forgive,
Always, something left to rearrange,
Always, something to make us relive,
Always, something making us deranged,


Something is better than nothing,
Someone holds us captive,
Someone becomes estranged,


Always, someone else motive,
Always, someone else shortchange,


Someone is better than no one,
Is something better than nothing?
Is someone better than no one?
Is feeling something, better than nothing?
Is feeling nothing, better than feeling someone?

~ A Woman's Heart ~

(DEDICATE TO WOMEN ... FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE)

A woman's heart can be the strongest
In the most difficult of times
Yet a woman's heart can still be fragile
When all hope appears to abandon us.


Then out of the darkness sparks a light
Unbelievable love abounds from strangers
Who at one time have felt the same
Deep sense of loss and shame.


We have wandered the same roads of loneliness
Shed the same tears under different burdens
Yet as women we come together to unite
To open our arms of love and comfort.


We are not weak in any sense of the word
We offer a willing heart to listen and share
Never assume nor make judgements
Only understanding and unconditional love.


We women come from all walks of life
Yet as one entity we are the strongest
Each hand holding the next in strength
Come take my hand my dear sisters
Always know that you are not alone
Together as one we give you love
Never again shall you ever walk alone.

~ Faith ~

I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe
I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul
And no one's gonna bend or break me


I can reach any star
I've got faith
I've got faith
Faith of the heart

~ Do Not Judge Me ~

Today I wander down one road, a road filled with natures’ splendor

Colors abound as my eyes traverse the valley below gazing at the

Meandering ripples skirting the rocks in the stream

Flowers show their glory as they dance on raindrops gleaming in the

Morning mist, just before the sun comes up to dry their sleepy eyes

Waving to their neighbors as they open up their arms to its warmth

As the day wears on and night slowly steals in to darken the skies

The moon glow gently slips over the valley and closes sleepy eyes

The rustle of the wind lulling all to sleep with her soft sighs

Day breaks with thunder roaring in its anger over the land

Darkened clouds overcast the valley flowers in quickened speed

Winds whipping all of nature into a frenzy of deceit

Morning mist turns into dense fog and slips its cloak over all

the valley below. While flowers weep softly in sorrow their

stems bent to ward off the anger of the threatening storm

So it is with life as we travel through each new day

Changing as we learn its lessons along the way

For there is no limit to life’s happiness and pain

Only the knowledge that is to be gained

Today I walk on rainbows up into the sky with a smile

For happiness fills my heart and soul

Opening the shutters of my mind to let in its new

and exciting day’s soft glow

Do not judge me by who I am today,

Life is a merry-go-round, full of adventure and joy

It is up to me to decide how and when I want to ride

Take me as I am as day turns into night

For tomorrows adventures will determine

How I will brace myself to face the new light

~ The Beginning ~

It's only the beginning now
...a pathway yet unknown
At times the sound of other steps
...sometimes we walk alone


The best beginnings of our lives
May sometimes end in sorrow
But even on our darkest days
The sun will shine tomorrow.


So we must do our very best
Whatever life may bring
And look beyond the winter chill
To smell the breath of spring.


Into each life will always come
A time to start anew
A new beginning for each heart
As fresh as morning dew.


Although the cares of life are great
And hands are bowed so low
The storms of life will leave behind
The wonder of a rainbow.


The years will never take away
Our chance to start anew
It's only the beginning now
So dreams can still come true.

~ Voices and Choices ~

Voices and Choices ..........



The voices and choices
are too much at times
and I need a quiet place
just me and the moon
or me and the sky


a place where
I can hear God whisper
reminding me to breathe
asking me to 'hold on'
and when I hear this
I know everything will be fine

~ The World ~

The World ..........

Do not follow a bad law.
Do not live in thoughtlessness.
Do not follow wrong ideas.
Do not be attached to the world.

Arise; do not be thoughtless.
Follow the path of virtue.
The virtuous rest in bliss in this world and in the next.
Follow the path of virtue; do not follow the wrong path.
The virtuous rest in bliss in this world and in the next.

Look upon the world as a bubble;
look on it as a mirage.
Whoever looks thus upon the world
is not seen by the sovereign of death.
Come, look at this world resembling a painted royal chariot.
The foolish are immersed in it,
but the wise are not attached to it.

The one who formerly was thoughtless
and afterwards became conscientious
lights up this world like the moon when freed from a cloud.
The one whose wrong actions are eradicated by good conduct
lights up this world like the moon when freed from a cloud.

This world is blinded; only a few can see here.
Like birds escaped from the net, a few go to heaven.
The swans go on the path of the sun;
miraculously they fly through the sky.
The wise are led out of this world,
when they have conquered.

~ Keep Walking ~

Keep walking ...........


Here we stand
Dressed in pain,
Covered with scars
From wounds
We did not ask for Or deserve.

So what now?
We can't go back and relive our lives.

We can't take back the innocence we lost
Or make the sadness we felt into happiness.

But we can go on from here
So let us start
Stretch out our hand
Close our eyes
And slowly let the pain slip away
Let go of the sadness
It belongs to yesterday
And let's walk.

The earth is firm beneath our feet
The sun is warm on our face
Smiles at our effort
And sends us strength.

We can't stay, looking back,
Lest we falter.
We must face forward,
Eyes wide open,
And keep on walking

..........and keep walking

~ Understanding ~

Understanding .....



To understand is to love,

to look out upon the world and see there in
the human conflicts, the pain, the joys, sorrows, and agonies
in sensitive hearts who seek refuge and help,
who need a stronger power to guide their lives.

To understand is to have compassion on the multitudes,

to hate sin but not the sinner.
It is to know weakness, yet rise above it,
to see it in others, yet not condemn,
but uplift those hearts and encourage
them to go on to better things.

To understand, is to suffer with others,

to desire to relieve their pain and to take it on oneself.
it is to sympathize, to truly live and love
with a full heart made wide and full.

This is understanding.

This is love.

~ The Journey~

The Journey.......



One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.


"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do.


though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.


It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.


But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do
determined to save
the only life you could save.