Voices

Today was a good day. I got to thinking of all those brave people who have no voice. People from the past and today. Voices, speak it so.

Voices

Voices speaking from yonder room

a time gone by lost too soon

voice of struggle and listless woe

swept away by long ago

I mourn for ones who never had

The chance to find their voice in part

Sadness overcame today

For voices lost and far away

My own voice silent, no word at hand

No stand to call to take a stand

No use of fingerprint voice of God

 a silent void, fear never allowed

no offer now of happy ending

of golden voices crescendo ascending

instead I think of voices past

they whisper, awaken voice to start

someday I think I will be too late

that my voice in prison will never escape

today I know to make a stand

and hold my voice like child in hand

do you speak it loudly, speak it low

I tell you speak it, I tell you so

Give heart to love attentive ear

Crack open word, ring voices near

Today I listened to craft story tell

Of life and death, a heaven and hell

My voice in prison overcome

My Silent chains by voice undone

For in the beginning but never the end

Come voices past, speak through again

You Saints of burden long ago

Speak clear voice loud, speak it so

Sunshine On My Skin

Today. Lots of Sun. I love the Sun.

Sunshine On My Skin

 Sunshine on my pale white skin

In lifetime favorite no small thing

Power of sun deep filled tent sigh

Sun baked oven hot big sun sky

My skin all while light mountain snow

Turn brown through time with sun rays glow

My blood flesh form to satisfy to body

Cravings intensity

body butter cocoa apply

 to skin touch taste see sanctify

Soothing cooling touch of treasure

Awaken craving for life’s pleasures

I bake so sun screen cover up

Too much will later give a shout

But bit by bit, through time rest place

My body white to brown new space

I walk across the quad with wonder

Stop dead in track with moments ponder

From Ice and snow I did depart

the Sun today did capture self heart

Too Loose With The Truth

The Amazing Paula Sohl.

Too Loose With The Truth

The sun it was a shining down

The children played at ball

We spoke about the garden

And the Genesis of fall

Too loose with the truth Paula said

As we twirled around the text

It looked a bit conspicuous

Where can you go to next?

I never gave a wonder to

 a Christ in Serpent set

to wake me to a new idea

in heaven can you bet?

I like the greeny garden

I refuse to leave or go

I’m staying put and planting feet

going to slither on ground low

It ended with some bottled beer

A toast to Heavens fall

Paula spoke about the truth

gardens Snakes and all

So, now you know

now I tell, but do I speak the truth?

You better watch and take some care

The Serpent’s on the loose

Watch out!

Truth

This is what I am thinking about today. Truth. I like these thoughts…..

Truth

Truth you evade me

No matter how I try

But can I say that in your heart

There lies a trace of lie?

Do you come and visit

And stay but for a while

Or do you never come at all

Not willing to run the mile?

O Truth, you stay long distant short

You never let me tell

For the day I find I found you Truth

Is a day of loss despair

I promise I will continue to hunt

You night and day

Just let me know if you are near or

If you’re far away

I don’t recall truth as heaven sent

It leaves me now to wonder

Instead I sit and calmly wait even

Through story cloud thunder

Always seeking, never finding

Points me to the day

That my restless heart will rest

In truth but that day is not today

illumen

Today. Amazing Voices. Kindness. Presence. Patience. Joy. A day lived.

illumen

Thankful, grateful so belated

to hear the word truth celebrated

river flow through people voices

tasting words many choices

circle gathered round table note

nervous break word, open voice spoke

like sun that shines clear crystal light

words alive in life took flight

no better company could I share

than table fellowship with vibrant care

Spirit flowed with admiration

a testimony to our determination

Preach it teach it yes or no

with open heart in God I know

voices hear speak shadow call

illumen darkness in world that falls

Today through voice I came to know

the richness planted God did so

gathered as one as like in Christ

 friends voices awaken me back to life

Go To Bed!

An Impromptu ode to all my papers and readings…..

Go To Bed!

Written word endless paper stream

 little voice inside me screams

Printed word work twirl in head

For the love of self GO TO BED!

Night of Broken Glass

A thought on burning books taken from Heinrick Heine....

Night of Broken Glass

Little doubt, elicit fear

History demon again appear

Not long ago, Fatherland

Books silent, burned and banned

A people turned from shock far cry

In doing so many people died

Not long ago in Fatherland

People silent, burned and banned

Once upon a time, the end

I pray we do not so again

Take heed to call, written word we lead

Burning books is an evil deed

The Other Side

Written in quick shot form. A falling from and towards the Creator. Still falling still.

The Other Side

Along the jotted line I wrote

About my life repast unquote

Too small the pencil called to me

I cannot hear, I cannot see

What door or road did you travel by?

 tempted to journey to the other side?

Forsaking Mary and the Saints

Depart from grace fall deep descent?

O voice of pen stay quiet, still

No stark ascent no upward hill

no longer hear the words you write

No longer tell me what is right

As days of old in Reformation

I now claim my self-determination

My Catholic heart so true inside

Now journeys to the other side

Hope in call is service sent

To love this world with self intent

Brave justice courage truth alive

Have always dwelled on the other side

No longer Church will I align

Instead of state I will deny

From only here from one on in

I answer only to the King

New Shoes

New Shoes

The distant gentle calling back

A time I do remember

When journey life at last was named

A leaving of false shelter

Now time to stand now time to go

My journey calls me either

The river deep fear path begins

New shoes to brave life’s weather

No try to thought or had a need

To wake loss with loud thunder

To kiss again for one last time

 And send to sleepless slumber

Path through walk in sick and kind

Stumble time to falter

Stop and think of words kind unkind

We spoke to one another

Hard nailed boots forth feet so sturdy

A way to self and other

Where journey now I seek to find

Will other people follow?

Pathway find a journey forth

Peace justice sister brother

A greater kinder kingdom time

To love one and each other

I used to walk with head bowed down

Seeking gold, knee deep in sin

Now I walk with head held high

I bow only to my King

Beginning....

I had a day of journey. Circles. Beginngs... This is written for Terry, JT, Chelsea and Staci. Be brave and bold in your journey!

Beginning…

Circle stone beginning end

Walk worn path as fallen friend

hear the circle whisper so

You win you live you love now go

A planting time for you begin

The fields lie deep in fallow

Time now to dig rich earth deep soil

And reap her golden treasure

The sun it shines with mercy kind

releasing lifelong pressure

planting seed I plant today

come forth now time for pleasure

Cast light in shadow eternal form

 second to remember

Big sky, big blue my resting soul

Reclaim life poured sweet measure

 journey path rock life made Smooth

 walk through bright blue night

 to find my way to forge a path

to be a guiding light

Need to wonder in path let go

Return from circle center

Time now to let my burden ease

Pass back through path I entered

The Veil Of The Temple

Today. I listened to Testimony. I rolled cloth with happy people who are on journey. This is the little lesson I gained today....

The Temple Veil

Temple veil split in two

Reveal pain broken between us too

Fall of grace through jagged crack

No greater love than what I had

In life our many veils are shorn

Reveal a broken heartfelt moan

The Temple self to sanctify

the mourning exile of my cry

The Temple that I live upon

Was split in two, I lost I mourn

A Temple putting back again

Take all I have, all that I gained

When life in Temple falls apart

You cannot know the truth from heart

A time remember, time to let

Split Temple never let me forget

My Temple dwells my Holy one

Creator of the moon and sun

My greatest love, tempered fire

The Temple soul, my hearts desire