The Moment He Floated Free
The Moment He Floated Free Sometimes liberation arrives quietly.Sometimes it comes in a single breath, in a moment when the body finally feels safe enough to let go.This poem explores the tender edge between joy and doubt, safety and fear, and the beautiful moment a person feels themselves float…
Learning to Love the Self That Suffers
Learning to Love the Self That Suffers In his day dreams, he’s seen it all. Since young, since before he’s seen it, he has seen it all. Running away from his present and escaping his past— that of which he had not known back then, that it had even hurt him— he fell into day dreaming. Day dreaming…
Finding Love (Full Version)
Part 1 — The Road As he walked the road, he found all that life could offer.He found the fruits of all the trees, the animals of all of nature, the drinks of all that grapes, barley, and the botanicals had to offer. He found down that road sunshine and blue skies, warmth and livelihood, joy and…
Finding Love – Parts Five & Six: Sitting in the Field of Flowers & The Realization of Love
Part 5 — Sitting in the Field of Flowers While he stopped, he sat. He sat out of exhaustion out of that exhaustion that poured out of him, from every part of him, every cell of his body was pouring that sadness, particularly of this exact memory. He sat just for a little while, and a little while…
Finding Love – Part Four: Gratitude and the Heavy Luggage
Part 4 — Gratitude and the Heavy Luggage As he walked through the nights that married the days, with the dawns and the dusks on their shoulders, he sensed a feeling of gratitude growing within him. Walking through the rough, yet by the kind and shy sun he had decided, and became determined, on…
Finding Love – Part Three: The Walking and the Moon
Part 3 — The Walking and the Moon He walked his road, with his luggage. He walked with his backpack, heavy on a winter eve, with his suitcase dark on that same winter eve, and his side bag that held all his wishes, hopes, worries, desires, and past. He walked terrified of what lay for him in the…
Finding Love – Part Two: The Valley
Part 2 — The Valley …He reached a valley — valley of abundant love. In that valley lived a man who has also been seeking out he. As he entered the valley, he took permission to dwell there. The abundance of love & warmth and of equanimity embraced him. The man embraced him and welcomed him in…
Finding Love – Part One: The Road
Part 1 — The Road As he walked the road, he found all that life could offer.He found the fruits of all the trees, the animals of all of nature, the drinks of all that grapes, barley, and the botanicals had to offer. He found down that road sunshine and blue skies, warmth and livelihood, joy and…