Big Heart

big face

big laugh

big heart

healer woman

matters to many

changed things

may she be in beauty and peace

Sanctuary

http://www.metrocast.net/~hiker/

ice slipped over branches

like gloves

each breath crystalizing

in the throat

silence broken only

by crunching steps

a frozen shine, an altar

waiting for the prayers

of the pilgrims

Dream II

crossing the bridge

mountain mists

hovering over path

like ghosts

coming along for the ride

red rings circling

the birches

careful with each step

Irish moss

bouncy to the touch

flag up ahead

signaling a

change of course

Dream

www.catnaps.org/islamic/ islamimages/12inlay.jpg

silver inlaid on mahogany doors

white shoes to go

with the dress

kisses and longing

big old conference table

tiny apartment

low ceilings

driving madly

down rutted road

sweetness and exuberance

quite the dream

Easy

have it easy

learning to let go

of permanence

a wave rolling in and out

a sunset dazzling and disappearing

a peony- diva fluff then wilted away

new snow fresh then trampled

a family reunion and leaving alone

no holding on

no grasping

only this moment and eternity

The Maze

starwon.com.au/ ~cfrench/Maze.jpg

messy love

complicated devotion

reluctant restraint

silenced views

controlled passions

diminished influence

circular dialogue

endless hope

unparalleled admiration

the maze

parenting grown children

Culture Clash

www.martiniforge.com/.../ tuscany_bird_cage.htm

artificial safety

illusions of sameness

removal of conflict

structured peace

passionate reflection

art as escape

fake bliss

artist not warrior

contradictions abound

what to do?

what to think?

how to act?

Falling

http://www.birdforum.net/opus

falling, falling

plummeting over a cliff

reaching for a rope

a ledge, a toehold

cannot make everybody happy

cannot make everybody safe

so fall it is

what can I see

on the way down?

what can I learn on the way down?

have I come this way before?

She Who Sits

she who sits 

in leather

her beauty

not skin deep

eyes that hear you

ears that see you

rarely words

a vessel of compassion

slowly slowly unsheathing

your heart

me-

endless gratitude