A WHISPER

Under the bough of a great tree with eyes closed I see through the curtains of my eyelids gray black shadows like lightening flashing above me. Winds full of beauty form a chorus between leaves with praise unleashed, applauded by angels. I am clay, named though not forgotten, secured and planted, protected and watered, encouraged … More A WHISPER

CALLING ME

Voices from a stream, then a river swirl around me, fashioning a sound in the place where I stand.   Words of all sizes comb over me, pulling open the cords on the vision I see.   There in the silence, like a window opening and a sky without limit, I lean to the quiet … More CALLING ME

PATHWAYS OF SELF

Strength resigns when surrender fills the space lifting the soul to a peace beyond wisdom a chance for hope with a breath of believing and a sign of change. The gain of riches authority and self fail to comfort that invisible pull at pathways you’ve chosen and people you know. Prayer humbles and stirs the … More PATHWAYS OF SELF

WARRIORS WITHIN

        I press against the pull of chains That others fail to see, The battles raging in my eyes The hours lost within.   The failings mount In dark storm clouds Like horses pulling strong And thunder speaks in final tones As I drift away from home. The warrior stands affirmed for … More WARRIORS WITHIN

HOPE

When in the life of mid-stream choices and friends are few between when songs become an empty promise stuffed with pillow dreams and every street becomes an alley where shadows whisper lies you stop the voices remembering words from someone not so long ago who claimed hope and love a second chance beyond the loss … More HOPE