Poetry
The little girl in me wakes up
and blinks eyes in wonder
at the sight of dewdrops on the grass,
a ladybug, a balloon
or the sight of a rabbit’s tail.
they fill me with delight
just as they did
some five decades ago
and I was a little…
Humans are spirits
brought to flesh and blood,
spirits that were there
before coming to the Earth
as lights of the universe
when hearts stop beating
in the human.
Life gives trials in countless ways. Life as a single presence is also the breath I take during my time. It…
Hey Thoughts,
Please stop running wild all the time
be still for a second instead of running
across meadows and hills like wild mustangs.
I can’t rein you in
and keep you still.
Dear thoughts,
rest awhile on one shore
and not skip over the seas,
I need to be…
Long hallways lead to the stairs, walk-on
climb to the first floor; the steps are steady.
Walk once again along the hallway
the second flight of stairs
breathing slow, hesitant steps
while younger people walk past
two steps at a time
I pause to catch on breath and let them…
At my workplace, I feel the years lived to weigh on me when I am on the stairs of our school building. It’s a high school with youths on the stepping stones of life.
When I am walking up the stairs I go step by step, thoughtful spaces of safety
…
