I stride out, Padding softly, Focus bright. My keen eyes, 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 their […]
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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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Egg of Light
In the egg of light vision to infinity brilliant white enveloping my entity. In the womb undefiled in the festival of light dances the ecstatic child the dance of the day lit night. Dance of the universe in eternity in its richness of creation multiplicity in unity, enraptured variation embracing invariability, in the crystal instant […]
The Evensong of Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on the harbor wall. In Pigeon Cove Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty back together again! The one called Emma, the love within said: It is time for peace on the earth From heaven’s all gracious King Goodwill to all […]
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Still Hope at Pigeon Cove
Still I sit at dusk Quiet, with a sea view Half sky Quarter sea Quarter grass And me My hands cupped Waiting to receive At dawn the sun arose The love within, Emma Emmanuel for some Released a dove Looking for a cove All day it comes Across the half sky Across the quarter blue […]
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Bean & Leaf
She walked into the bar and saw him immediately, the Greenman. His face was made of leaves, he wore a summer suit and a floral Liberty print tie displaying a riot of flowers tastefully tumbling down his front. She sat next to him. She was wearing a small silk pouch around her neck that matched […]