For Bede
(2014)
For my love of 36 years
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…
I heard past generations In my son’s voice, I saw his life fly Into another dimension, A place, I can only imagine.
Driving through the small towns of America, children of all colors playing in the streets, some with tattered clothes
Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal
Twilight slides in quietly as birds fly to warm nests. Pink hues of evening reflect in the clouds. Soon the moon
On a walk this morning, the rocky cliffs that reach the blue-green sea, talk of strength today.
Mr. R. would talk about his deceased brother, he dreamed about him frequently; also of an eagle
Red, yellow and orange leaves Fall quickly now And create a tapestry of color That fill my mind With joy.
Tonight, the wind whistles as it rushes through the atmospher… Winter’s bare limbs of swaying trees, dance in the shadows.
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange.
Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,