For Bede
(2014)
Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird
Time passing by now In a blink of the eye, In the clap of a hand, In the chirp of a bird, In a flash of light
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
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…
A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.
On a walk, many Brown-Eye Susan line the border, before the woods. Rain clouds move closer as if to give a hug, while
On a walk this morning, the rocky cliffs that reach the blue-green sea, talk of strength today.
The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with
Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a
Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure
Sometimes wonder about a star, way afar. How life might be in outer space,
Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,
Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.
Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life