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Children of the Eternal
I train my eyes upon the living sea, rise and fall and waves of wind, then look upon swaying grass,…
Softening Stone
(for Ann) Silent and beautiful, the artful earth in rising green and silver sea. I drink the free air and…
Held to the Mystery
Slack tide seas mope about, then silence falls, a welcome blanket. The lure of deep water and gathering night held…
Evening Quiet
Silent as the earth I match her pace, steady and serene in evening quiet. Why conjure problems while swallows perform,…
Dark Night Beauty
Dark night beauty, densely clouded skies, rain showering the metal roof. I rest in this comfort, alien to bright lights,…
Druids Signal
Hidden by the noise the druids signal, messages of rebirth within chaos. From the dark night forest and fortresses of…
Water on Stone
Tracking my years like water on stone, drip.. drip.. drip.. the hardest places dissolve to sand as stone opens to…
Easter
Bring me day in sunlit glory, vital earth and flowing tide. Bring me night, moonlit haunting, cry of owls and…
Dark Comfort
Warm before the fire I watch trees flower and gray valley skies soften in growing light. Neither cold nor hot…
Choirs of Earth
Pulled from the morass, I see evergreens in the distance and messages of earth alive in fading blooms of the…
Give Your Hand
Quiet the restless mind, still the surge of emotion. Let this hour belong to the One who grants the gift.…
Close Enough
Slow to awaken, slow to follow bear from winter’s cave, as redbuds leaf and plum trees flower the deep earth…
Armies of the Angel
Dragons of the defiled mind roar against spring tree flowers, breathe fire upon the sleeping. Death, death it is their…
Secrets of the Dawn
The slow light of morning slips into awakening with secrets of the dawn, of silence stored in mountain caves lined…
Slow Down
When snow covers the valley the time is here to slow down, to let earth’s winter rhythm seep into the…
Children of the Eternal
I train my eyes upon the living sea, rise and fall and waves of wind, then look upon swaying grass, gone to seed and summer
Softening Stone
(for Ann) Silent and beautiful, the artful earth in rising green and silver sea. I drink the free air and let her beauty soak my
Held to the Mystery
Slack tide seas mope about, then silence falls, a welcome blanket. The lure of deep water and gathering night held to the mystery I kneel
Eye to Eye
Sitting quiet, thoughts flow with the tide, nameless waters broad to the horizon, lift and fall. Iris rise in spring sun, their color purple, as
Evening Quiet
Silent as the earth I match her pace, steady and serene in evening quiet. Why conjure problems while swallows perform, the world bathed in light?
Dark Night Beauty
Dark night beauty, densely clouded skies, rain showering the metal roof. I rest in this comfort, alien to bright lights, discordant sound, retreat to where
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