open door

Love opens the door

even when

we shut it

with unworthiness

Love opens the windows

even when

we latch them

with regret

Love blasts through

the house

even when

we build 

the barriers

that hold us inside

Love frees us

Love heals us

Love grows 

the garden

through

the darkness

into

the light

Love Blooms 

Anyways.

by shannondoah

WE REMEMBER

 

i never knew you...

and i know you.

you are in my heart,

in my womb,

and in all

my cells,

grandmothers...

grandfathers

mothers

fathers

sisters

brothers

auntys

uncles

cousins

daughters

sons

We Remember.

We Remember You.

We Honor You.

We Love You.

you teach me

on this earth

you teach me

with this sky

you teach me

to face the

East

when the sun

rises

and eagle 

is flying

you teach me

to pray

and sing

and drum

and dance

And Love.

you teach me

to turn

towards the

South

facing coyote

and the southern

hemisphere

then turn again

to the 

West

and face bear

the Sacred Black Hills

and the wild Western 

Coastlines

And one more

time

i turn towards

the North

Standing With Buffalo

and facing

All

Our 

Ancestors

And I Give Thanks, 

We Give Thanks.

Our Ancestors

are praying

for us, and with us

they are

singing for us,

and with us

they are

drumming and dancing

for us, and with us

And they are 

radiating Love 

with us, and through us

We Are Blessed

With

Each Breath

And with

Honor

Reverence

+ Respect

we heal

we grow

we love.

We 

Are 

The 

Seeds.

by Shannondoah

faith

 

in the

depths 

of

the night

with

the shining 

moon

in the

peak

of

the morning

with

the rising

sun

love is

all

there is

and

not 1000 languages

in 1000 tongues

could ever 

say

how much

i love you

true love

is the

great mystery

infinite

and

beyond 

explanation

and

real love,

everlasting 

love

is a 

vibration

free

of

containment

and

full 

of

faith

by shannondoah

love

 

love

blooms

with

love.

love blooms

in

stillness

as

well

as

chaos

love

blooms

and

thrives

and

laughs

with the sun

love

blooms

and 

shines

and

sings

with the moon

love blooms

and

dances

infinitely

with the water

love 

blooms

love 

heals

and

love

grows 

with the soil

love lights 

the way.

by shannondoah

rose

 

And it is

in the midst

of darkness

that the 

rose

blooms

surpassing all

obstacles.

the rose bud

grows + grows

thriving with

the sun

blessed with

the water

and

protected,

supported,

nurtured,

with the soil

loved 

+ 

loving infinitely

the

rose

petals

gently

and

slowly

open

releasing

and 

radiating

bliss

harmony

oneness

+ 

divine 

love

by shannondoah

https://www.buffalomarypoetry.com/

And love blooms

 

And love 

blooms

through

the 

storm

love 

blooms

amidst

all

adversity

love 

blooms

through

the

calm

and

the

chaos

love 

blooms

with

its

gentleness

and

its

ferocity

love

blooms

in

the

quiet

of

meditation

and love 

blooms

in

the

loudness

of

everyday

life

love 

blooms

within

us

and

around 

us

love

blooms

with

the

thunder

in

our 

hearts

love

blooms

with

the 

rain

in 

our

spirits

and love

blooms

with

the

lightening

in 

our

souls

we are

the

love 

that 

is 

blooming

and has

bloomed

and will

forever

continue

to

bloom

we 

are

the

seeds

love.

by shannondoah

wholeness

 

i experienced 

brokenness 

so i could

become 

wholeness

i experienced 

grief and loss

so i could 

give birth

and 

embody joy

i experienced

lonliness 

so i could

appreciate

solitude

i experienced

all the 

wrong

relationships

so i could 

experience

a genuine

relationship

with me

which then 

allows me

to fully 

receive 

you

so i can

fully see 

you and

embrace 

you

i experienced

the depths

of 

fear

so i could 

fully

experience

the depths

of 

love

i experienced

me

without 

you

so

i could

experience

me

being 

with you

love.

by shannondoah

butterfly

 

love is like

a butterfly

flying 

with

its wings

open

to the 

sun

receiving

the blessings 

to bless

love blooms

within

my heart

like rivers

of gold

that flow

limitlessly

I rise 

beyond

my 

expectations

And expand

And transform

And flow

I radiate 

joy

as

I am 

love.

loves call

when love

is 

calling

listen 

carefully

and 

follow

the song

listen for 

loves call,

it exists

within 

the

quiet 

of

your 

heart beat

and

each breath

and remember

Loves

song

is

eternal

so if you 

get lost

or forget

simply

calm

and

quiet

slowing 

down

focusing 

on 

your

breath,

and listen

to

the

wind

your 

heart

will 

hear

the call

by shannondoah

 

 

divine surrender

 

surrendering

to

the divinity

within

reveals

your

divine 

truth;

your 

hearts

center

and also

the 

vast 

unknown

called

infinite 

love

by shannondoah