I like the people who come to Berger Park – early –to watch the sun rise from behind Lake Michigan. Sometimes they stand along the rocks.The benches face the water. Some sit on the benchesin their parkas. They take pictures.Some just watch. There’s a man who throws a tennis ball and his dog runsto seize it. … Continue reading Berger Park
Love’s mystery was revealed to me
Love brought forth from a life so graciously shared with meHer tenderness continually manifests in timeHere with me always, I’m grateful for herMy being and hers, both singular and pluralThankfully present in every moment we shareAn enduring love that grows more precious each dayFinding words to express this inexpressible graceOf living with such feelings that … Continue reading Love’s mystery was revealed to me
Who is Christmas for?
Christmas is for the dreamers and fools,Providing light for the lost,Giving life to the dying.It carries them forward,Into the spaces they would never go,And into forbidden places. The ones that dwell on the edges of our dreams,Teasing us with a dangling Truth of meaning,Motivating us toward the inexpressible.At this time, at this hour, we await … Continue reading Who is Christmas for?
Another day without tears
A tempest raging within the soulLife’s burdens boundless on the mindBegging for clarity on things to comeWishing once more when wisdom is goneDesiring things with emotional depthAnother day without tears One waits at the abyssWill the deep speak again?Nothing emerges from those spacesSilence tortures the hearerThrow it again into the voidAnother day without tears When … Continue reading Another day without tears
Lost Time
Present moments lost to time,Moments where I’ve said goodbye.What’s passed cannot return to me,Fleeting feelings that cannot be. Eluded by what I cannot grasp,Time obsessively marches past.Forgotten in feelings I once held dear,Minutes that will only disappear. Missing what’s in front of me,Struggling with what’s real.I cannot fix my eyes on truth,Shifting glances that refuse … Continue reading Lost Time