A Lit Life
So many candles are lit in meImpossible to extinquishOh, and mankind has triedI have cried my tearsAnd tears for othersI … Continue reading A Lit Life
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
The stories you tell yourself are just stories Your fucked up life doesn’t really exist except in your head I … Continue reading Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Sticks and Stone Art Dolls on Etsy
My hands–old crone hands now–have a lot of mileage on them. I’ve used them to heal and comfort as a … Continue reading Sticks and Stone Art Dolls on Etsy
My 60 Years
I danced in Yellowstone beneath twin rainbows And swam naked under the Burney falls I’ve been cross country skiing in … Continue reading My 60 Years
Subtle and Pervasive
I was groomed to love JesusReligion prepped me to Relinquish my boundaries For the high and powerfulI was groomed to … Continue reading Subtle and Pervasive
No abortions for Maud
Yin Rising
I have no bone in this fightI am too old to have babiesI leave no offspring To inherit man’s polluted … Continue reading Yin Rising
Shredding Memories
I have a gazillion poems and journalsNotebooks full of thoughtsAs I sort through themI realize they were all for noughtNo … Continue reading Shredding Memories
The Offering
It was a flashbackIrrationalAll consumingI knew itAnd I knew the triggerRejectionAbandonmentWith tendrilsThat reached backTo my infancySo I let her/me cryAnd … Continue reading The Offering
Be Kind
Be KindIt is arrogance not loveWhen we judge someoneBased on our religious beliefs Without walking in their shoesWithout holding their … Continue reading Be Kind
Perfection
The perfection is that life is imperfect. It is messy. It is painful. It is glorious aliveness dancing to a … Continue reading Perfection
Teaspoon of Salt
Perhaps it is the ultimate journey of Life–to find and remove all the barriers to Love. We journey from contraction– … Continue reading Teaspoon of Salt
Vertical Time
To understand my life, nowIs to understand vertical timeDeep columns of knowingThat arise from who knows whereMy minute to minute … Continue reading Vertical Time
Grace Glory and Harmony (Easter Egg Hunt)
I am no longer a “spiritual” personI have followed spiritThe furthest and deepestI could goInto nothingness and infinitudeAnd yes, God … Continue reading Grace Glory and Harmony (Easter Egg Hunt)
Heaven on Earth
Heaven on EarthMy door to the outside worldWill sometimes close itselfAnd open to my inside worldAnd I know it is … Continue reading Heaven on Earth
The Greatest Love
I am not my bodyYou are not yoursIt is an organic beingTo which I am tetheredA marvel, a miracleMy best … Continue reading The Greatest Love
Pixilated People
Family historians are bornWhen a tree is doomedWhen the branches are weakWhen the roots have shriveled When the stories stopWhen … Continue reading Pixilated People
Emotional Stew
When you’re a storytellerFrom a line of storytellersYou understand the power of wordsYou see patternsAnd endings in beginningsAnd it scares … Continue reading Emotional Stew
Evolution
The Evolution–From cradle to transcendence is a jagged journeyFrom self to no-self From contracted energy to expanded energy Peace/love can … Continue reading Evolution
Barblings 