Indian Paintbrush
The Navajo woman saw beauty all around. She would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground. Her Poles staked out and measured to height on the Upright looms with no moving parts to fight Her eyes would slowly look to the subject she undertook Her hands moved to and...
Changing
I’m looking at the flowers by the fieldspinning, spinning, trying not to yield The wind isBlowing, blowingThem away It seems like beauty always walks away I’m not sure why it makes me sad at allThe winds are bringing in a colorful fall The leaves always ignite a smile in meThere is magic...
Country Road Walk
Traveling down a dusty mileMouth closed, but the edges show a smile She knows what treasures the dusty road holdsHer feet know the way she could travel with a blindfold The air is crisp as she inhales deepThe scent of honeysuckle her memory will keep The sound to her right is...
Look Up
Sitting quietly in theshadows of the morning, Watching the starsLights as they are blinking No people sounds; most tucked in tightWaiting for the alarm of light A masterpiece in front of meNo paintbrush stroke could ever free The images across this dark skybrings such contentment; it makes me sigh Our Grand...
Canoeing
Paddling a light, narrowboatKneeling paddlers keeping afloat Pointed on both ends, open on topKeep Paddling, Paddling, don’t stop As a Cool water spray hits your faceKeep your eyes on the race Moving paddles with your shoulder and chestLet Your back and your arms do the rest Canoeing on rivers, lakes, or...
Hearts Light
When the light in the heart grows dimIt chases after Every which whim The brain feeds the heartSo, please give it a good start Information goes in and ignitesA spark in the heart then takes flight The brain fed with useful factsSparks Kindness and merciful acts Information when wrongLater plays a...
Shifting Sands
Standing on shifting sandsHanging on tight by your hands As it moves and swaysPulling you every which way Keep your eyes alertSo much pain and hurt The sands can shift so fastHang on the sands won’t last All sands are in God’s handsWe’ll soon see solid land No more shifting sandsOur...
