Inspirational – Page 2

The Inner Child

Inside of me, the inner child I’ve known so well, these many years Is urging me, “be free and wild” “Cast off your silly grown-up fears” Yet here I sit, so meek and mild I work and fret and pay the bills A longing sigh, to live beguiled To sing of dreams, to roll downContinue reading “The Inner Child”

Summer

This is the second poem in my “Seasons of the Year” series

Don’t Let Yesterday Get In The Way

And now we face the sunrise to the east In gladness, we shall laud a brand new day The inner demons and the wayward beast Are banished to the dark and kept at bay Come let us greet the dawn with break of feast And meet the morning troubles, come what may We’ll find thatContinue reading “Don’t Let Yesterday Get In The Way”

Tapestry

Behold the cosmic tapestry! The wonder of the universe The brilliant starlight majesty The subject of both song and verse Let’s celebrate variety! From me to you and all the rest From fish to fowl, from land to sea From past to future, all the best I sing the endless symphony! I twirl upon aContinue reading “Tapestry”

Spring

This is the first poem in my “Seasons of the Year” series

O Mother Earth

O Mother Earth, we shan’t despoil The place we come to learn and toil The oceans blue should never boil The ground below — the sacred soil Should bring forth life, and never roil Can we release this mortal coil? O Gaia fair, our home divine Of gardens green, from root to vine Of ancientContinue reading “O Mother Earth”

I Am The Universe

I am the sun I am the moon I am the planets I am the stars I am the trees I am the animals I am the mountains I am the clouds I am the wind I am the sea I am the ground I am the magma I am the traveler I am theContinue reading “I Am The Universe”

In Silent Stillness

One of my earliest poems about the word “still” (via the Daily Prompt).

Where Have I Been All These Years?

This was my first attempt to write meaningful poetry. I experienced an emotional/spiritual breakthrough in December 2017, and the words just came spilling out of me. After a devastating loss, the journey back to self is anything but direct. But it does happen. where have i been all these years? snared by tragic destiny tracingContinue reading “Where Have I Been All These Years?”