Poetry

There is a presence in our skies, Which hardened minds seek only to despise Or shroud in deep disguise Beyond the pale of their restricted range This presence that no one wants to know Pervades its hardened limits Loves each …

The sound of trumpets Disturbed my sleep Calling me to awaken To my African experience of welcoming warmth Receptive and responsive – That pink-handed generosity Accepting my childhood for what it was Despite appearances to the contrary Where homicidal desperation …

There is a voice that speaks through silence Letting us know Who we really are resides in where we really are Inhabitants of a place where time Circulates through the very makings of our bodies In living relationship with each …

I’m so tired Tired of waiting For a world to turn itself around From continually revolving In opposition to its motion That blocks its circulation In polarized debate I can’t wait For the debate to abate And stop its endless …

The trouble with giants Is when they have bad backs So when you climb on their shoulders To improve your view And see something new What you so admire Can bring you to grief A crippling crumpling Of fixed belief …

Underlying Complexity Is Simplicity A co-creative relationship Between Receptive Stillness & Responsive Movement Space & Energy In each other’s embrace Dancing Form Into Loving Life & Living Love Inseparably Together But never merged into formless Monotone So long as Life …

Walls have ears I’ve heard it said – An inner sensitivity That reaches down to subatomic core Far beneath their superficial hardness Where silence calls In endless refrain To heed its deep-felt yearning Behind the din of every thing We …