letting love back in
opening up the gates
taking down the blinds
shaking off the dust
allowing for whatever to be
i am love
i have love
i give love
and now… once again…
i receive love
love
A Beautiful Reflection
looking over at his smiling eyes
a reflection of me
as the sun says goodbye
perched in the meadow
listening to the aspen
a beautiful place
amidst the tall grasses
a lucid dream
so time spent with him seems
with him
or with me
its all the same
but i do like the energy
that circulates back to me again and again
a pure love
as pure as one might find
of two people coming together
without attachment
one and one is one when we unite…
“Placated People Who Play By the Rules”
thoughts of a lover swirl in my head
a migration of energy
uniting in a time and place
where my soul was nourished and fed
just for a moment
a savory introduction
attachments, attachments whatever do they mean?
the stated mores of this reality…
a brilliant connection that can never be seen
dancing around in my head like a dream…
the smells of the flowers
the gentle loving touch of a hand
being led through the thicket
by a soul in the form of a beautiful man
a sharing that was pure
not one of “placated people who play by the rules”
i had to get away
so perhaps i am one of those fools
the memory stays with me
as it always will with you…
What We Experience…
taking things on as our own…
so what we experience is only that…
it isnt ours its just what we do
its what we see
its what we taste
its what we hear
its what we feel
its what we think about
but none of it is ours…
nothing really belongs here or there
it just is…
so if this is the case…which i believe it is at this moment
then everything is accessible
confirming that nothing is personal… its all incredibly impersonal
so if thats the case… just enjoy whats there at that time
enjoy it for what it is… but know it has no owner
its for all to share, to love, to experience…
On the Road Again
In a few short hours
I’ll be on the road again
waving a fond farewell to the desert
while heading back to the state
where it all began.
this time in a different way
I’ve learned about life and love
following my intuition
and making the most of every day.
there is so much out there
in this expansive world of ours
a variety of different lives to live
an abundance of options
a plethora of fragrant flowers
so many things to waste away the hours.
Tomorrow I’m heading on the road again
who knows what the future holds
but I am sure as time progresses
and I keep trekking down my path
that life will continue to open up
love will be found all around
and once again I will overfill my cup.
The Trance
You see
its all new to me
as novice as i can be
naive to an extreme
i don’t know what it means
i don’t know anything
i can tell how i feel
i’m even compelled to sing
thinking of you
the energy transfers
pulsates and envelops my being
words just come out
motion just happens
the flow is so incredible
but extremely foreign
it makes me nervous
when i’m out of the trance
when i come back to earth
after being higher than…
well, there’s nothing to really compare
shew
exhale
i’m ready to try again
i’m ready to fly again
A Woman of Extremes
from the lush smoky mountains
to mother earths red rocks
in a moment it all changes
so quickly i can’t stop.
one extreme to the other
that’s what i do best
i figure that’s the only way to know
to administer a constant self test.
see where i stand
i call it determination
a dreamer and a doer
so they say of my particular day
the last of the zodiac
what more can i say?
a combination of water and fire
of high hopes and desire
of rain and of lightening
never a dull day
the highs and the lows
the lefts and the rights
the gas and the brakes
its all within me.
so i search
i explore
i find
i live
i love
i am.
i am a woman of extremes it seems.
Tao Te Ching 23
Express yourself completely,
then keep quiet.
Be like the forces of nature:
when it blows, there is only wind;
when it rains, there is only rain;
when the clouds pass, the sun shines through.
If you open yourself to the Tao,
you are at one with the Tao
and you can embody it completely.
If you open yourself to insight,
you are at one with insight
and you can use it completely.
If you open yourself to loss,
you are at one with loss
and you can accept it completely.
Open yourself to the Tao,
then trust your natural responses;
and everything will fall into place.
Falling In Love
I cannot live without love
falling in and out
easily and free
from moment to moment
capturing nature’s beauty.
the flowers and trees
the sunsets and ladybugs
i love discovering them
giving my full attention
my full love
then moving along
there’s so much love
to give, to receive
it resides everywhere
the sweetest is
by far found au natural!
Like Lavender
Like Lavender
it can all come in one
in order to find it
i must be where it grows-
by following the scent
that tickles my nose
in the cool breeze
where the wind blows-
then i’ll find this lovely species
that entices all my senses
and puts me at ease!