sincerely

by Shannondoah

dearest 

poet prince,

And love

can 

save the world

And love

can

make a difference

And love

truly does

heal all

And love

has

healed me

And love

has

saved me

And love

is

a gift

And love

brought you

to me

(even if only in spirit)

And music

woke me

up

like early 

morning

sunshine...

on a warm

summer day

And love 

is

the Way

le temp reviens

sincerely,

your 

expected one

pearls

by Rumi (1207 - 1273)

‘O Drop’

Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret,

and in exchange gain the Ocean.

Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor,

and in the arms of the Sea be secure.

Who indeed should be so fortunate?

An Ocean wooing a drop!

In God’s name, in God’s name, sell and buy at once!

Give a drop, and take this Sea full of pearls.

lovesky

by Shannondoah

Creator

O Wonderous Mother

Father

May I be forgiven,

as I forgive

May I be cleansed

and freed

of all karmic debts

indefinitely

May I walk forward

leaving behind

all that does not

serve me

O Starlight love,

May we finally

unite

May we remember

each other when

we meet

and

May we live this

life with our

fullest hearts

Rising higher with

each step forward

fulfilling our destinies

unto Heaven

and Earth

May we love

unconditionally

always,

with out hesitation

infinitely embracing

all that is

and ever was

completely

hope

by Emily Dickinson

‘Hope’

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

I’ve heard it in the chillest land,

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

heart

by Shannondoah

you’re singing 

songs of our

destinies,

of my life

and yours

you’re writing

pages

of my heart

like a seer 

always does

you’re saying

what I always

dreamed

and 

each time

the wind blows

I’m praying

you’ll 

find

me

haiku

by Basho 

(Haiku)

       A petal shower

of mountain roses,

       and the sounds of rapids.