Poem: Still Beating

Hand to chest where I can feel
The rhythmic beating of a heart
That still pumps and beats and
Lives inside my body even when
My chest feels empty and my heart
Hurts from the invisible wounds

Poem: Lazarus Heart

The heart is a miracle
It is the only body part
The can be crushed
Ripped completely apart
And still be more than

Poem: Positives of Heat

Heat flows in nature
from the blue skies to green leaves
energy for growth

Poem: Nurturing Risk

To open one’s heart
is to expose the soft center
where the delicate things are kept
far away from the abrasive brain
that would scour them smooth

Poem: Seeds

Here we sow the seeds of our own birth
That will erupt from fertile ground with tendrils
Stretching towards the nourishing rays
Of the sun around which we revolve

Poem: If Happiness Was

If happiness was a person
It would be mother
The voice of lullabies
Kisses good night
Words of encouragement
When the world seems too big

Poem: LifeCycling

The winter chill slumbers
Under the awakening eye
Of spring in bloom
Where the lonely hours
Of gray days and long nights
Melts before the calls
From creatures stirring

Poem: Spring Rains

The spring rains
Fall cool on my skin
Waking warmth
Stirring hearts
Ready for sunshine
That feeds nature and the soul

Poem: Spring Comes

Cold spring morning
Bird songs in the air
Frosted grass
That will soon switch
To dripping dew