Hearts And Flowers

This posy brings peace
from the sun, the earth and rain
in our times when
life may never be the same
but as we look upon
these shy flowers and leaves
we witness empathy
for the souls
who quietly passed away,
for those remaining who pray today
for grace
to gently, kindly lead the way.

A Deeper Seeing

In contemplation
I pray for love and grace
for those known and unknown to me
and then I see.
You by the waters edge
forgotten words
your forgotten pledge
as you say
I will love you forever.

That was the start
and that was the end
as emptiness
was there.
Where were you?
I see through now.

'Peace to my mind.
Let all my thoughts be still.' *

Let Love come, and words go
let the tide ebb and rivers flow
let kindness bloom as flowers grow
let angels on this day
row that ancient boat away.

Blessings and peace.

* The Workbook Lesson 221 from A Course In Miracles



Written April 16, 2020

I See Forgiveness Trees

If all the world was an open field
and hearts opened
as truth was told
wouldn't we

come to be happy.

Wouldn't you and wouldn't I

follow along and live our lives

tenderly.

Wouldn't we see

that all there is

was where we were

before you dropped dead

and I became a weeping heart

still stop-starting.

Now you visit me

occasionally,

as some thought going forward,

believing trust had come to be

what I was seeing,

but along the way

that disappeared

and so did you

and all I ever knew

was I was the nest

you came home to

leave a feather

and never say where you've been

unseen and unknowable

gone or not show-able.

Past and Sorrow:

my words for you

Peace and Love

flew too high

you never landed from the sky.

Come the day you went away

come the crash of secret lies

come the whispers

come the way to go beyond

and feed the birds

with seeds from stories

I never heard.

The tears from the well

roll down my cheeks

and chime the bell

the windmill shifts

my heart will lift

the straw-bales roll

down to the coast

you were the one

I loved the most.

The cycles of grief

the wells of life

the bells chime

with hearts in harmony

old souls see

through riven waves of those past days.

All I find now and ever hope to be

is love. All Love.

Here beside the forgiveness tree

I sit so peacefully.

Footnote: 

This verse was written 'in the flow'

so there is sparse punctuation
It came on April 29, 2020.