This Morning After a nightmareI can’t change,I awoke in a gardenIn love with Eve And the snake,Savouring the apple,Trusting my intuition. Together at NoonTotally pursuing Pinnacle power,Finding enough to make A mass difference,Loving the hard work,Building not pyramids But Jerusalem. This EveningEve and I,Stepping out to celebrate,Issue an invitation: Come friends and family And strangers unknown,Let us go dancing On a carnival date. […]
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The Garden in Brazil
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The Peacock in the Garden
Loitering,I shriek out a striking call Shimmering,I fan out my feathers Warning,I array my eyespots Alarming,I count human bad luck Dazzling, I display my being Winning, I convince her Inspiring, Let’s do something Beautiful together! Part 1: Nurturing Gardens
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On the Beach
There was a man who had haunting prophetic visions, so bad he looked out to sea and wished he could swim and be swallowed by a whale. But a mermaid appeared and made him laugh and forget and in the forgetting she reminded him of joy, nature and beaches, that “now” can be paradise and […]
Tiger loves Carnival
I stride out, Padding softly, Focus bright. My keen eyes on, The obstacles of man Blighting Sophia’s hope. When I see Sophia cryingLady Wisdom herselfSo profoundly sad. If I need to, I roar. If I need to, I snarl. If I need to, I bite. Mostly I pad Along in love, Sniffing out my fellow mighty, I hunt them. Charge playfully intoThe back of […]
Tiger and Butterfly
Tiger,You have a butterflyOn your nose. Tiger,What do youHave to say? I know, it is a Monarch butterflyI like it there,Watch! Tiger shakes his head,Butterfly holds onAnd is still there. Tiger says, I will haveNo forest, no land, no dominionWithout Butterfly. Butterflies and flowersAdore each other’s beauty,Getting on with the business of life, Pollination,Natures’ new […]
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The Tiger is Here
My soulDoes magnifySophia The presence of the tigerStanding magnificentWith a roar declares: My stanceMy whiskersMy alertness My pink noseMy piercing eyesMy perked up ears My twitchy tailMy scent markingsMy territorial scratchings My snarlMy ferociousnessMy prowl My pranceMy boundingMy pounce My biteMy killMy lips My tasteMy breathMy heartbeat My every ounceMy squint-eye smileMy happiness My purrMy […]
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Awake to Ukraine
There is a dawn moment when the heavens are blue and the sun creates yellow above the horizon of the sea and you see a blue with a yellow stripe emerging beneath and at that moment we awake to the flag of Ukraine. Please get up in the morning and reflect on the sunrise and […]
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The Psalm of Change
Please read like a psalm and pause at each selah (asterisk) * Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe Slowly we breathe Slowly we breathe Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe, Slowly we breathe, We are the change. I am grateful to Lillie Allen of Be Present […]
The Tiger & Sophia
I stride out,Padding softly,Focus bright. My keen eyes,The obstacles of manBlighting her hope. If I need to, I roar.If I need to, I snarl.If I need to, I bite. Mostly I padAlong in love,Sniffing out the mighty, I hunt them.Charge into The back of their legs. Together we kneelBefore poverty herself,Offering healing hands. Will we […]
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The King of Kings
In a large bleak field Stands a radiant man. Announcing I am the King of Kings, The only Son of God. I approach the man, The light is so strong I have can hardly make out Any human features. Drawing near I see he holds a long handled shovel. He has just dug A minuscule […]
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