Poetry

Busy Mind

Silence can prove the will of the working
No time to talk
Less spent distrusting
Action shows the words of ones mind
What is accomplished now
Gets left behind
It speaks for you and all to see
Who exactly
You chose to be.

Exceed

Think it was easy, 2 am
So sleepy hadn’t eaten although it’s time to begin

Setting up moves for the next days big win
Moving past time, fast and unseen like the wind

Think it was easy, think again
Everyone that ever tried it would have had that win

It takes more than many will give


To truly succeed, to fully live


Think it’s easy. Think again!

The wolf and the serpent

A wolf stalkes the morning
His senses keen
A serpent suns itself
It’s defense offensive yet unseen


Should a wolf be bit
No harm should fall
Just a scratch of the tooth
The wolf detaches indifferent and warm


Respect of all but no need to take warn
How does the wolf approach the serpent
With caution and respect
But if the serpent should strike


In the wolf’s mouth, it finds its neck
Immune from the venom the wolf may be
Immune from the teeth of the wolf
A serpent never will be.

A sonnet of Air, Earth and Fire. Observed by water

Air


Air is light as a breeze, powerful as a storm, cooling all senses while circulating warmth

Beyond flexible air takes on any form

The effect of air is not seen but can always be felt

The breath of our life on its shoulders is the weight air is dealt


Earth


Earth is stable and grounded with roots that endure

Constant and connected holding together all we treasure

Her surface nurtures the weak as her heart protects strong

Earth is our kind mother all our life long


Fire


Fire is ferocious, a true redeemer of all that it touches, playfully dancing leaf to leaf with the forest in its clutches

Beautiful and desired by all men yet understood by a few

Owned by none, fire holds itself true

In the darkest of the night, fire says, “Let there be light,” warming the hearts of those dancing in the moonlight





Water



Water is at its best on the move, becomes stagnant when restrained, and if pure, you can see right through

“Erratic” in torrents it cuts valleys into stone

Gentle in streams that feed and protect all who call water home

Raging on the surface, calm at great depth, taking the shape of its containment until the levy breaks and away water is swept.



Natural

Silent I have been
For far too long
I have not spoken the right words
Or clearly sang the song

Now is the time
That I begin again
If only to let out
All that is within

Does a bird not sing
for fear of being judged
A lioness not hunt
For fear of losing touch with her cubs

All this before me
Finally to find my cause
All these trials
To finally embrace my flaws

All that is within us
Painful glorious and true
Its only natural
What we all go through

One

See me this time
I move to be more than I am
A single one of the many
With one simple demand

Long have I stood
Strong and alone
Longer I will stand
Even on my own

Solace as one can be
Yet still remain full
How strong can that one be
One person, one fool

It remains to seen
How far one can go
It remains to be seen
The depth of one soul

Connection

I feel connected to those I love
As if tied by string
Though I know it’s some force
Undefined and unseen

The will of God, the voice of Angels
I hold in my belief
When our love ones feel pain
We also feel their grief

When connected, love is found
Our heads are lost in the air
And even when our hearts are distant
The connection is still there

What is our time in this place
If not the connections we have made
Thoughts, actions and memories
That remind us and reaffirm our faith

How heavy our heart can be
When one connection breaks
Spiraling inwards toward our pain
Believing all has been erased

Yet the tie between love is strong
It transcends the limits of this place
Reaching far back through our lives
Looking into the future we all face

We were together then
We are connected now
United in the trials survived
Connected in our memory of the hours

Essence

Pure in complexity
Familiar though new
Breath of new life
Essence in view

Many times we look into truth
Once more before this vision is through
Question pure magic see it burn out
Question yourself reason with doubt.

Only one answer
Solid and true
Every experience
Is contained within you

There are times we see our own view
Though our essence is not ours to choose
Question this world everytime that you can
Question yourself never again

Sure of compassion
With fire I pursue
Infinite in capacity
The truth we thought we knew

Years

Only ever wanted to bring the light

Never expected such a fight, just to do right

Luckily I have the might to make it through

Eventually make it through to you

Racing forward into the new

Past the days the calender drew

Out of bounds across the line

On to another adventure we find

We can always be something more

Worth more than our pockets can afford

Worth the weight of all we hold

Worth our legacy taught to the next of the fold

In the blink of an eye what was new now old

The words passed on now worth their weight in gold

For all in this life we treasure and hold dear

Whats worth the most is who we live on for the rest of our years