Our Time
My little finger filled your hand
Then pulled you up,
And helped you stand,
On your own feet,
And as you walked away
You turned, and looked at me that day
And smiled and winked as if to say
That you understood.
Yes, my little man
You understood
My joy
My dread
My pride and my fear
My Desire that time could be contained
So that I might see this moment
Remain the same.
You, so small,
So content with our small world.
The yard, the tree
The wagon and me.
But you knew my anguish
And took my finger back
Into the softness of your hand
And as we walked through
That big brown gate together
I knew
That our journey
Had only just begun
My nightmare turned to daydream
And we just had fun
Then you fell
I picked you up
And we both grinned
Knowing that all was right
In our world
Again.
The Joy of Sorrow
If I could look at you once,
For only a moment
And know that I could never see you again
Be sure that I would look
Though my eyes might long forever
To find a vision so fair
I would take that risk,
Knowing that I will see your eyes
Reflecting in the mirror of my mind
And this picture that I see
Though bought with great pain
Was worth the price
For I would rather see you in my mind
Than to have never seen you at all
If I could touch you just once
And know
That I could never touch you again
Then touch you I would
And take that chance… with courage
For I know that each time I hold a child’s hand
Your hand is there,
Guiding my own
So that I might know
That in reaching for you in sorrow
I have touched another with joy
If I could love you but once, then love you I would
For I know…That love conquers all
And that your love shall live in me
For all my life
Though I might never be with you again
This chance I would take… without doubt or fear
For in my soul and in my heart
I know beyond knowing that you are with me
Because I chose to take that risk
And now I know that when my eyes cry
To see your face…you are my tears
Reminding me to see beauty in all things
When my hand reaches out for your hand
You remind me to touch others
So that they might know comfort
And when I long for your love
You remind me that
Love is around me always
And I know,
The Joy of Sorrow
The Swans Romance
May peace be the word of the ages
May love be the wine that we drink
As together we go through the pages
Of life’s book, and we both are the ink
So gently we touch
With passion we move
As the stars dance above
To the light of the moon
Our souls burn like fire
Our bodies held tight
Beneath whispering willows
We kiss in the night
With love as our pillow
No words can be said
We lay down together
The earth as our bed
For now we shall sleep
In the wakening sun
Our hearts beat together
As two
Become one
A Valentine Poem 2011
When I hear the softest notes within
The melody that is your voice
I‘m filled with adulation so
That if I could and had the choice
I‘d stop the motion of the sun
To make all time on earth stand still
And so forever hear your song
That stirs my heart
And makes me long
To hear these notes, eternally
That echo deep inside of me
And resonate into my soul
To bring me life and now I know,
That to my heart they are the key
To break the chains and so set free
This tune I’ve kept inside so long,
Unsung, unheard, this secret song
That now can blend in harmony,
And, with your voice, a symphony
For two we’ll play, beneath the stars
To soothe the fiery rage of mars
And set the muses dancing on
The moonlit slopes of Helicon
Where loves’ warm fragrance fills the air
In olive groves and gardens fair.
And just as flowers born of spring
We feel our passion blossoming
Into sweet music filled with grace
And so together we embrace.
My heart is yours, my words, my songs
All my hopes and dreams belong
To you, if this your wish should be
To offer your antiphony
And let our voices blend as one
To never break or come undone
And sing, with heavens choir above,
The chorus of eternal love
Silence
Is the voice of God
If we are to hear it
We must be still
If we are to understand it
We must search
In the quiet places
This time, this place, this feeling
Will happen just once in my life
The still beauty of the sky
The whisper of the willow
The warmth of the sun
The scent of the rose
The effervescence
Of all things
living In this time.
I have but one chance
To be in this moment.
To feel this love.
To feel this life.
I will not let it
Let me carry your burden
So I that I may know your pain,
For in knowing your pain
I might understand you,
And in understanding
Lies the answer to our freedom.
Share with me your sorrow,
So that I may shed tears on your behalf.
When I can cry for you, I can feel your suffering.
I can feel your fear,
Your anger, and your rage.
Only then can I accept it as truth.
Your truth.
When I can accept your truth
Without condition or judgment
Then I can truly love you.
I have seen the glory
Of the stars in the night sky
And I call this “God”.
You have felt the power of the
Sun at first dawn…
And you call this “God”.
Your God and my God
Are one and the same.
It is only our point of view
That is different.
Let us celebrate
I sit in this place
And savour
The sweet essence of the new lilacs
And listen to the laughing music
Of the shimmering brook
As it flows over stones
That have been rounded by countless seasons.
And I think… I know…that I hear your voice
Blended as one with the water
Though I know that you have long been parted
From this place.
I linger for a while and remember
The time that we had …in this place.
I smile, shed a tear
