Human Hearts
Far off in a land
distant and strange
in a time long forgotten
there were people
who had lives of experience
and emotions much like ours
The human experience
Hearts of love
Spirit Tree
Roots spread wide and deep
community sprung up
a strong tree with thick branches
Let us sing in the shade
of the ever dancing leaves
Let us rise up and move as one
in the varied winds of change
Let us be a blessing
bearing fruit
for all our sustenance
Richness of Rose Petals
Tender thoughts
fragile with newness
and unfamiliarity
dropped like rose petals
on the shelf of fertile consciousness
Unwasted – only spent
this go around
adding richness to the moment
depth to the psyche
Potpourri of fodder
New blooms every season…
The Rains Came
It was dry and brown
cold to the bones chilled
Everyone chapped and uneasy
And then the rains came
The plants perked up
even amidst grey and soggy
Trees flexed with wintry breezes
Squirrels bundled up
in fluffed up fur
And old dried tears
were washed away
when the rains came…
Joy of Compassion
Sorrowful joy of compassion
wells up like a bursting flower
A flaming soul cleanse
grace in action
washes my cheeks
Flash springs of hot tears
follow their rutted path
to settle peacefully
in the pond of my heart
Rumblin’
Rumbly rumbly
something’s grumbly
all topsy-tumbly
And little bug rolls up
as very tight as he can
to hide himself
to ride the storm
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If only good instincts
were always based on true perceptions
rather than skewed
by assumed and partial ones
Oh, what fun little bug would have then!
