Sunday, February 14, 2021

finding

 


by Shannondoah


you will find

my love

deep within

the barks

of the trees

within all the 

sap and leaves

and branches

flowing and 

growing


you will find 

my love

deep within

the wind

the 

sweet

wind

that caresses

and blesses

all the trees


you will find 

my love

deep within 

the sunshine

and 

the rain

on bright sunny

days 

and 

within 

the

clouds too


sometimes

the sky world

feels 

my love 

for you

and our

love

flashes

and

drums

echoing

in 

all 

directions


you will always 

find my love

deep and

quiet

in the 

night sky

with 

the stars

and the moon

singing

our love songs




Sunday, January 24, 2021

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.



Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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.


Thursday, November 12, 2020

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.

 

Monday, June 8, 2020

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