Refuge

You step outside
and drink it all in
musing about life
and the hope within

You wonder if this
is the heart of it all
while the kites glide
the leaves start to fall

You gaze at the world
the fury and the pain
the grasses sway
will peace ever reign?

You pause for a while
pray for the best
accept the kernel
everything is blessed

You wake up to light
and treasure the gift
the journey to joy
wherever you drift

You realise the truth
safety is a place
that resides in the mind
a gateway to grace

You stay alert
to the power above
the radiant roses
the fragrance of love

Love Letters

There you are,
a glittering gift:
Fragrant as hope,
riches to sift.

Meditation 42: Timeless

The places you love
the people you love
the ideas you love
they remain
etched in your core
a timeless river
a fountain of light.

Solace

When sadness splinters the house of joy
and the world weighs heavy on your heart
swim beyond the sticky prison of thought
discard threadbare views, dismiss old ideas
step out of the dusty ravine of your mind
and leap into the brimming bowl of Spring.
Fill your life with blossoming things
flowers seeking the sun
trees hugging the wind
birds courting the sky.
Earth’s embrace flares with grace
seeds of belonging coalesce
and the spirit dares to sing.

Fragrant

A word, a hug,
a smile, a kiss.
A tear, a palm,
your heart,
hold this.