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
Tag Archives: Growth
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