The Freedom In The Setting Free

You know the reason and the cause

stored

there in your cells

and in a place you sometimes dwell

which is the past and now it’s time

to let your body become free

releasing tension naturally.

When you feel it building

that is when, to let it go and begin again

by finding the courage to surrender

release the emotions there within

repression never serves to bring

any wellness to yourself

and if you think it has all passed

you may find surprises break through at last

and all the tension in muscles and joints

rises high to rejoice

and all the pain in that moment

is not to last, it is heaven sent

so that you will finally see

the freedom in the setting free.

The body knows

when moving-on has not been clear

and old hurts have gone,

not disappeared.

The way of burying expression way below

is not a remedy to restore health

it is underneath the old

and rises high, truth be told

when there are triggers of times gone by

packed in your pockets

or muddy creeks that never flow

to clear the bundle of old loads.

Just work it through as it comes up

and life will bloom like a buttercup.

To live the peace we must release

every thing that no longer serves us,

every pain and emotional stress

let them go, then you will know

the peace and pleasure when

your living cells relax again.

The Answer Comes

We are going where? she said to him

as they were returning

to a questioning time they have had before

and asking where they will explore?

We continue on this sunny path

and when it’s cool we are by the hearth

home-fires burning

marshmallows toasting

and all the while

and all along

we will find ourselves and sing our song.

We have the music and the time

to waltz along, we’re doing fine

but if you think the beat’s too slow

then we will talk again and you let me know.

Well it is that my clock is ticking

and I know the song is singing,

the country ball is a’rocking

and the country hall closes just after midnight

so let’s pick up pace and whirl along

there is a Cinderella story

with music and most glorious lyrics

if we can dance in step

the life that comes will bring delight

and every day follows night.

Every answer comes in time

and every question may be asked

but every story doesn’t last

and every day there is a choice

and every opportunity

may bring rejoicing

or a way to choose again

so live the moments as they pass

as love is all that every lasts.

So the way ahead is what is there

and living life we come to share

all our hearts to sing the harmony

all our trust to set us free

all our love to simply be.

So yes the answer comes along

and yes the strength comes when we’re strong

and yes the joy is in the asking

and yes the love is everlasting.

Merrily go through each day

love your Self and love to say

all that comes I am grateful for

and I will go with you through that door.

So there we have the answer clear

every day fills a year

and every year it  is becoming clear

be yourself and let it be

wisdom, truth and clarity.

(Written with a beautiful vase of fragrant Daphne on July 27, 2014)

Awakening

The Kiss (Painting by Margaret Walsh Photo by owner BP)

Last night I dreamed of love gone by

and there were MACK trucks

and babies

and grey clouded skies

and as I watched lucidly

a closer face came through to me

and I knew

this was a true

transformation to my core

I looked within so many years

and now that I have long explored

it’s time to release

with much delight

and be present now

to feel the new

the birth of springtime coming through.

All the cold and wet of winter

splinter wood to build a fire

burn the dross

and feel renewed

watch the bulbs growing through

the dark rich earthy ground

will bring new blossoms all around.

So I awoke feeling heartened

having healed the love of many seasons

as Love is the important reason

to live, breathe and smile

share new days in happy ways

and see the breeze clear the haze.

(Written on July 23, 2014)

Sweet Blue Flower

Forget-me-not

Sweet blue flower I see you there

and just as so I come to share

my thoughts of how this day is going

gently along, with a quite soft flowing.

What we come to do and come to feel

is flowing through and feelings heal

and I do not know

what will be coming

but I believe

the sunshine of Spring will come through

when this winter time has blown along

and the soil is deeply sodden

there will be few

who are forgotten,

and I will say I remember those

who walked with me

and undressed my clothes,

so of these ones my Mother Dear

she has been there every year.

She has made the days warmer

and created beauty along her path

and done her best in every way

to shine her light through every day.

So forget-me-not my little flower

sweet light of blue along the way

let us all be sweet and kind today.

Oh The Sweet Treat Of Fragrance

The spice of winter and cinnamon cake

and Daphne is sharing her fragrance

which does indeed make

me so grateful that out in this cold

there is my delight to ‘lo and behold’

a delicate flower that thrives in the frost

and certainly shows that ‘all is not lost’  because I feel chilled,

when the devas around Daphne are indeed thrilled.

As I go indoors for a cup of tea and a spiced-apple treat,

under the snow every winter-time

buried bulbs are preparing to bloom,

for this season too will soon ‘come to pass’

and new spring-time colours will shine from the vase.

So never let a day go by

without feeling the joy of each gift to you

when all around they are showing through

whatever the weather, whatever your day

there is hope in the flowers and nature’s array

of shapes, greenery and light on the leaves,

notice the plants and feel the relief

just enjoying a moment in the wonder of life,

instead of racing past or whizzing-by.

Written with Daphne on July 12, 2014

The Little Dove

While living alone

and doing her best to pass the tests

on any day, she is ‘safe at home’ to ‘slip away’.

So leave the space to let her be

in the freedom, comes release,

a new days dawn and there is peace.

Yes, the tests may be beyond her

so the call may come from yonder,

‘Mon Repos’ indeed may God speed.

With faith and space

the little dove finds her resting place

on the sand by the sea

he is with her, and she with he.

(Written on Sunday July 6, 2014)

Freedom

Freedom is the opportunity of openness