A New Journey

Hi! Welcome! Thank you for stopping by. I am glad you are here. Today's poem is on miracles. Specifically, that life is full of miracles. You are a miracle.  Yes, YOU! How does that sit with you? So what does that mean, and why am I inspired to write about it? It means that life truly is amazing, that healings and happiness are our birthright. It means that I am focusing on seeing the good , as well as being the good . I am inspired to write about it because of the new year, because of books I have been reading, and just because I need life to feel that way. Below are some poems. I hope you enjoy! How I See How I see you how I judge myself tells the story of the past, not what I want to see in the future and it doesn't reflect reality only a dream one that we both agreed upon somewhere in love's continuum and now I choose to see only love only love only love Dervish I will dance and twirl in celebration in joy in t...

Grateful Heart is the title of my poem for today. I have been really focusing on my blessings, what I have to be thankful for... which is everything I have in my life! I have so much, the time to write, health, family, home. This life on this earth!! All that makes my soul happy I have right now. I have made a conscious effort to bring more of what makes me happy into my life, and to be an appreciator. Even the hard things are in some way giving me something that I need or can learn from. So, here's to pausing and reflecting on all that we have! Grateful Heart Gratefulness invades my soul like a waterfall bursting out into the open spilling everywhere spreading joy everywhere; the sounds of life, reverberating harmony in sweet time-space motion and I get to embrace it all! Things like love and sunsets hugs and soft furry kittens mingle with the happiness of a certain voice then I see that I need nothing else at all. Grateful...

Hello! It is National Poetry Month! I am so very glad to have writing, poetry in particular, as part of my life now. I am so glad you are a part of my poetry life, too. Sharing in something so personal is soaffirming and invigorating! I wanted to start with a quote on poetry today. What do you think? I think this is true. What truth could Plato be referring to? I leave that for you to ponder, but I think it has something to do with eternal truth,wisdom, and peace. For it to be vital, to me, it would have to include elements of those things. Things that impact your life, your spirit. You. What do you think? I also think poetry, in the form of nature, of beauty and love, is all around us all the time. We just have to be open to seeing it. Our eyes and heart have to open and receptive to seeing it! Well, in celebration of poetry this month I am going to be writing some new poetry and sharing it here soon. I enjoy quotes, though, and wanted to share a few...

HI! Today I will let the words of the poem speak for themselves.  As alwaysthank you for stopping by. I wish you  beautiful moments.. one right after the other. Let the words flow -come as they may- release all that has you bound so you can stand before me unencumbered, ready to fly to unimaginable heights,  to see your dreams come alive Let the words flow, unleash the tide of pushed-back feelings that threaten to drown you. I say let the words flow gently furiously powerfully- until you have nothing left to say. When you have said your peace peace will find you and I will be there celebrating.

Hi! Today's poem is inspired by travel. Specifically, how traveling can awaken within us an awareness of connectedness, an appreciation of diversity, a broadening of perspective. These gifts do not automatically come with the purchase of an excursion or walk on the beach, but with an openness and willingness to be impacted by all that is new and comes your way. So, in that sense, every day can be a journey to some new place- not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, mentally. So here's to our beautiful journey. May it be full of beautiful sights! Distant Shores I long to travel to distant shores where the exotic becomes familiar and who I am becomes discovered; this exploration and uncovering starts by leaving one shore and going in search of another. My footfalls lead me toward a new horizon, lead  me home again. I am home again only for a while then I am filled with longing to travel once again to distant shores.  ...

Hi! Thanks for being here today. In thinking about poetry and looking over what I have written so far, in addition to what I have been reading, I realized something. I have been creating and also recreating, I have been giving voice to my ideas and dreams, through the act of writing. I have expressed a vision as well as hope and faith. The life I desire for myself and others comes to fruition after it begins as a thought, held and nourished by the mind and heart. The words I long to write, need to write, do not come if I am not in that sacred place of unity within myself. Periods have gone by lately where I have no words to write because I am feeling an emotion that leaves me dry, uninspired, stuck. I long for that feeling of inspiration to come back but it cannot be forced. So imagine my thankfulness when a poem begins to form in my mind, slowly, gently. Not in a burst, a flash, like in the past, but rather like the slow rising of the sun that spreads it warmth and seeps in...

     Hello! Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you like my newest poem. I get inspired by what I read and after reading this week I felt like I had a good topic for a poem- the gift,or gifts, that are presented to us every day. Simply by slowing down and appreciating all aspects of ourselves, our lives, we see that we are indeed given much to be thankful for. I am thankful for all that is present in my life, and one thing I look forward to is many more inspired moments of writing ahead!! Hope you enjoy the poem!  Still in the Moment   All of your moments come to you, by and by, with the intention of delivering the message of your divinity. Do not waste them!  Through the ages, through time and space, you learn to honor your humanity.  Cherish it!  Both are present. Now. One is eternal. There is joy is knowing that the flow of your breath links you to the source of all. All of your moments and all of mine ...

Good day! Thanks for visiting my poetry blog today. Today's poem came to me rather quickly and expresses my feelings on awareness of unity, of the love and peace that resides within. Getting still, having time to be quiet and look within, has been challenging lately as I have been teaching summer school this year but it is so important to me that I do . I have also finished a book recently that impacted me and made me think about this topic. Who else likes deep, meaningful reading? I hope you enjoy the poem! The wonder of awakening freezes me in my tracks I am unable to breathe The bottom falls out from under me yet somehow I am still standing; in fact I am standing taller than ever shaky at first, sure then I gaze with peace upon peace let the mystery wash over me. I am facing the sun and rising higher lifted  above the circumstances that never really had any power to create my life - I see that now. I sing for joy at the discovery that I create ...

     Hello! Thank you for sharing in my poetry today. Recent events and emotions have brought about this recent poem. I feel that whatever is happening in my life, I need to have some sort of inspiration around. Something expressing joy and thankfulness, something uplifting. Using quotes, poems, and books, I have periods (like now!) where I need a boost more than others.       Reading my favorite authors and writing has become my way to reflect and gain a sense of peace and perspective. I have been so busy lately with everything but writing and when I finally did get a chance to sit down, it was like..... YES! But then, so many emotions welled up and tried to come out that I felt frozen. So, in order to still my thoughts and feelings I focused on one concept. My poem is about that topic. What do you think my topic is? Shine  What does it mean to shine? I think it means to radiate, sparkle embrace and ...

Well, I finally did it. I put my feet in the sand and read. I read my poetry book. My very own book, in my hand, on the beach!     It was a moment I had been looking forward to for months. It signified something special for me, almost hard to define. I had early visions of moving to/ living on the beach when I first started writing. I love how being near the ocean makes me feel. For this trip, I envisioned reading my book and then writing some more poetry for my next book. I did write a few poems later, but on the morning I read my book on the beach I was overwhelmed. I was brought back to the emotions I was feeling when I wrote the poems. To what was happening in my life, both outer and inner.      I sat there, reading through my poems, and I felt such gratitude for the opportunity to write, to put my work out there. I felt awe and a growing thankfulness for being able to reach others through my writing...

Hello! Thank you for joining me today. I hope things are well for you as we near the first day of Spring! I need to purchase a birthday card as that day is also my sister's birthday. At any rate, I have hopes of warm days ahead when I just know I will be both motivated and inspired to the point of distraction. Warm weather does that to me! I just want to take a minute and share a poem I had meant to be part of a collection but decided to let stand solo. I hope you like it! The Grace of An Angel I sense your presence in stillness and beauty; I hear your voice in a song. Love echoes back to me your sentiment, your intent. Standing before me I see outstretched all things lovely and divine; deep within I recognize them as you. My life has never been left to chance my days are not set to circumstance- you helped me see that. Reaching for dreams has been our forte releasing myself from the chains of illusion our delight. How grateful I am...

      Welcome to my first post of the new year. I am so encouraged by the way things are starting out. How are things going for you?      One thing that started my year off well is that I have started writing another collection of poetry that I hope to see turned into my third (!) book of poetry. The title even came to me, as if out of thin air, in a moment. I might change it, but so far I like what it is: Note to Self; Poetry of Affirmation. It feels good to be inspired again!      I hope things are starting off wonderful for you and that this year blossoms into something amazing.      Below is a current poem. I hope you enjoy!                                        ...

Hello! Glad you are here! Thank you for stopping by. This is my last post for 2015. Hard to believe.      This year has been very eventful, but not in a physical sense. It has been eventful in an emotional sense. I have been on a journey with my writing, from completing and self-publishing my second poetry book to working on a very personal story. I jumped back into the school setting as a substitute and have had many experiences with that! I have had to completely alter my path that my writing life is on, and I honestly froze up inside and experienced something I did not enjoy - the absence of my enthusiasm. My motivation and positivity felt distant, inaccessible. It was strange. I had to learn to summon my desire, my gratitude and openness. The writing I wanted to do felt stuck and that made me so sad! It was like a spiral. Luckily I surrounded myself with good books that brought me back and filled me with inspiration. Acceptance and enthusiasm returned, along ...

Hello! Here for you today is a poem influenced by considering the gift of time, of all the moments we have to embrace and all that life brings us. Gift The gift of a moment glistens in the sun; time offering itself again and again for what? Expressions of love transform the atmosphere and elevate the future. The tide comes in then goes out to the rhythm of eternity and I stand linked to everything, my feet in the sand; this moment contains everything and nothing until I choose to accept the gift before me.  The gift I have received lately is the gift of time to write. What have you been gifted?