Choiceless
A mama can disappear herselfBecome invisibleSo the hands of Nature, of GraceWork through her Her milk is releasedWith the baby’s … Continue reading Choiceless
Tag: love
Walkie Walk
I had a thousand fears/excuses for not walking you–Coyotes, my knees, my back, squirrels, your strength, mountain lions, dogs off … Continue reading Walkie Walk
Swan Song
My shoulder hurts when I vacuum So, I bought a lighter machine But then, my eyesight has softened So, the … Continue reading Swan Song
Love is Her Breathing Us
I wish I would have rememberedThat love was always in meA light that couldn’t be extinguishedNo matter what happened I … Continue reading Love is Her Breathing Us
My Mother’s Comal
This poem will be read by my niece at the service on Thursday 4/2019 My Mother’s Comal My mother wore … Continue reading My Mother’s Comal
Shimmering Aliveness
Meditate, find peaceRid yourself of stressQuiet your mindThey said So I went on silent retreatsAnd studied Zen…And chantedAnd OM’d Until … Continue reading Shimmering Aliveness
The Eye of the Beholder
The Eye of the BeholderOnly stillness matters, now.I have 6 decades of noiseTucked into every crevice Of my beingNothing more … Continue reading The Eye of the Beholder
Let the Heart Bellow
Always in my heart…Somehow the more still my mindThe more intense my emotionsAs if–when the mind is quietedThe heart can … Continue reading Let the Heart Bellow
Deep Grief
I dive deep into griefDeeper and darkerI am writhing in painSobbing and rockingThis is what grief wantsTo gut–eviserateTo overwhelm with … Continue reading Deep Grief
I Am Not This Body
I am not this bodyI am not male or femaleShort or tall, fat or smallOr the color of this skinI … Continue reading I Am Not This Body
Words Are Not Reality
Such an incredible creationMysterious and magicalThis roundish world of oursSpinningCyclingAround and aroundTimelessNo agendaNo rulesNo wordsPure beingnessFull of creative alivenessManWith his … Continue reading Words Are Not Reality
Pierced
All it takes is one momentOne piercing by GodAnd nothing else mattersThe degrees, the careerThe relationshipsThe material stuffNothing can compareNothing … Continue reading Pierced
Wild Mother
My love isn’t light and joyfulIt is fraught with deep griefAnd a fierce need to alleviatePain and suffering My love … Continue reading Wild Mother
Imbued With Love
If you could feel energyYou would feelThe aliveness of this roomI have my mother’s Vibrations on my wallWeeks of her … Continue reading Imbued With Love
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
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