through the mist

by Shannondoah

wading through

the mists

of many 

moons

and 

all 

the dawns

of 

time

sweet darlin'

i don't know

how or when or where

all i know

is

all these

things 

not working

are leading

me to you

love.

eternity

 

by WU-MEN (China)

One instant is eternity;

eternity is the now.

When you see through this one instant,

you see through the one who sees.

love flute

by shannondoah

for my beloved

i welcome 

you

into 

my heart

i invite

you

into

my family

i allow 

and 

receive

all of your 

Love

and

i accept

all of you

love.

trust

by Shannondoah

i trust

in my

faith

to 

follow

the

compass

of

our 

divinity

the stars

pause

and silence 

speaks

nothing

all that

is

left

is the sound

of our

heartsong

 

goodness

by Mary Oliver

'Of Goodness'

How good 

that the clouds travel, as they do, 

like the long dresses of the angels

of our imagination,

or gather in storm masses, then break,

with their gifts of replenishment,

and how good

that the trees shelter the patient birds

in their thick leaves,

and how good that in the field

the next morning

red bird frolics again, his throat full of song,

and how good

that the dark ponds, refreshed,

are holding the white cups of the lilies

so that each is an eye that can look upward,

and how good that the little blue-winged teal

comes paddling among them, as cheerful as ever,

and so on, and so on.

 

love is the way

by Shannondoah

rolling clouds

speak 

to 

me

of a time of

transformation

of and for

Love

Love is the Way

the winds

speak

to 

me

singing songs

from Heaven

and the chimes 

sound like 

love

Love is the Way

the symphony

of birds

speak to me

singing sweetness

Blessing

us All

in All Ways

Love is the Way

the bees,

woodpeckers, 

and the beetles

hum, drum and rattle

creating

drumsongs

speaking

to 

me

about 

the rhythms 

of 

life

and

Mother

Earth

Love is the Way

the rose

by 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.