Wednesday, December 14, 2016

full moon




by Shannondoah

the fullness
   of the moon
gifts us
   the important
choice
   to become empty
the fullness
   of the moon
allows us
   if we choose
to spill
   our cups
in celebration
   of the unknown epic-ness
that will fill
   us again
the fullness
   of the moon
frees us
   clean and
clear, and while
   letting go
we open
   all our hearts
windows,
   and all our hearts
doors
   
the fullness 
   of the moon
invites us
   to breathe in
the infinite galaxy
   of all our
potential skies

wind





by Pablo Neruda
‘Wind on the Island’

The wind is a horse:
hear how he runs
through the sea, through the sky.

He wants to take me: listen
how he roves the world
to take me far away.

Hide me in your arms
just for this night,
while the rain breaks
against sea and earth
its innumerable mouth.

Listen how the wind
calls to me galloping
to take me far away.

With your brow on my brow,
with your mouth on my mouth,
our bodies tied
to the love that consumes us,
let the wind pass
and not take me away.

Let the wind rush
crowned with foam,
let it call to me and seek me
galloping in the shadow,
while I, sunk
beneath your big eyes,
just for this night
shall rest, my love.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

the edge





by Shannondoah

on the edge 
    of despair
i choose to
    meet my
relentless faith 
    that days like
today
    are not my
defining realities
    i believe
love does
    conquer all
i refuse to
    lose hope
in the face
    of cold,harsh
adversity
    times like these
are not the ends
    they are the beginnings
to happy endings
    amidst
sad stories
    times like these
i choose to rise
    higher
and to soar
    like eagle
above
    and beyond
all these challenges
    as we turn
the pages of
    life 
we emerge
    into our greatness
honoring
    our destinies
our missions
    of truth
    

the phoenix






by Victoria Hamilton
In Search of Joy

The Phoenix
has promised
that
New tomorrows
will rise
from the ashes
of today’s
burned out
dreams

Saturday, November 26, 2016

this love



by Shannondoah

this love

i could fly
with
forever

like 
luminescent
fairy dust

moon songs
raising me
to
the highest 
heights

shattering
each and every
karmic glass ceiling

this love

shines the brightest
light
on the darkest
day

this love

parts every cloud
and clears
all the rain

this love

endures 
the 
toughest storm

and this love

radiates
pure joy

like a wild hummingbird

together
or apart

our love
this love

frees us
lifts us
brightens us
infinitely
enlightens us

flowersong





Hafiz
Persia (Iran)

How
did the rose
ever open its heart
and give to this world all of its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being,
otherwise we all remain too
frightened.

compass




by Shannondoah

moonrise
starshine
the longest ride

there is a 
compass
in our hearts

that can navigate
through the 
thickest fog

guide us
on the darkest
night

this everlasting
compass of ours

leads us
through the most
tangled forest

up and over
all the tallest
mountains

my center
our hearts
your center
our hearts

in this compass
i do
believe.