Superficial

 

The waves wash in with soothing touch,

Flowing back with reddened stain,

The first sight to opened eyes,

While thoughts roll through his mind.

Taking to the open sea,

Providing a living to his family,

Trading time away for better life,

As the years roll like the waves.

 

The waves keep rolling in,

While the red stained water spreads,

As the rolling clouds catch his eyes,

Passing by with the faces he has seen.

So many lives upon other shores,

So many conversations with voices,

So many actions of the heart,

Seen in red reflections on the waters.

His hair is much whiter now,

The years passed like days,

Wondering what his life has meant,

While lying by the waters.

A splintered beam in his side,

From when he smashed through the railing,

Monster wave of darkness,

Sending him to the waters below.

No life is superficial,

Though not heralded in the papers,

With no name chiseled in stone,

For unknown eyes to see.

Every single person he met,

Every single person he loved,

Becomes many hearts transformed,

To become all that they could be.

Gentle waves caress the sand,

Where the ocean did deposit him,

Pain flowing red to sea from him,

While his eyes drift towards sleep.

His soulmate's soul is beside him,

Taken so many years before,

Her face becoming clearer,

As his love he goes to meet. 

A Sunset for the Blind

 "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

 

We stand at the edge of forever,

The sound of rolling waves fill our ears,

The waters roll in with possibility,

While the sky rolls back to reveal the stars,

And the sun descends to the ocean,

Prior to the sleep of night,

Yet we stand here together,

In silent contemplation,

Where as I am in awe of the beauty,

You have lived your life without sight. 

 

How can I describe such a wonder?

For one who does not know color?

One who has never seen light?

Not knowing red,

Yellow,

Or the deepest blue,

Being born without vision,

Living life through touch,

Listening to the magic,

While color is strange to you.

I will say the sunset is music,

Written in notes of silence,

Which fills the soul with magic,

Like an energizing breath,

Embracing the heart with warmth,

Lifting the spirit upon wings,

While the warmth on your face,

Fuels the fire in your heart,

Embracing all who stop to listen,

While nature sings.

One may say my words are fanciful,

The stuff uttered by fools,

Yet the seagulls are singing,

To prove them all wrong,

For they see the warm beauty,

From the love in God's heart,

Confirming in our ears,

What the spirit knows as truth,

While the sun lays down to sleep,

Forever circling back to the start.

Reason to Fight

 

For Kim

A battle does not wait until you are rested,

A challenge does not wait until you are ready,

The sunrise reveals confrontation,

Yet love is worth fighting for,

And you are one who loves much,

Knowing nature,

Knowing friendship,

Knowing faith,

And knowing love.

Love flows to us from the heart of God,

So where doe these challenges come from?

Why do some things simply happen?

Anger is energy wasted,

Despair is disregarding God,

When the only thing to consider,

Is the free will choice to fight,

And the things to love and share,

In the miraculous gift of life.

We are brought to this stage through birth,

Choosing our lines and part to play,

Yet we are given power to create good,

And these things are added to Heaven,

Every day that you create from your heart,

Makes Heaven a more wonderful place,

And you know that nothing created of love,

Can have a limited life,

Just as our lives are truly forever.

 

Nothing in life is guaranteed,

Except the indomitable power of love, 

And that the choice of living in joy,

Brings love to the hearts around you,

So may this miracle of love surround you,

Adding more days where you create joy,

Bringing delight to the heart of God,

Because your life on this stage of the world,

Is a delight and a blessing to all.

 

The Power of Love

You chose to stay young and beautiful,

Through the power of the heart,

With the love you do impart,

For it is joy that keeps us young.

You share that with your husband,

Adding hearts with your children,

People know you as a true friend,

This has been true from the start.

There are only hellos,

There is no goodbye,

In the seeking of meaning,

There is only love.

Anyone can smile on good days,

On bad days it's a choice of the heart,

For when joy you choose to impart,

God brings it back to you.

Facing a scare of health,

No one knows why these things do come,

Yet it is holding fast to love,

Which takes us back to the start.

There are only hellos,

There is no goodbye,

In the knowing of meaning,

There is only love.

We can not choose the things that happen,

We can only choose what we will do,

Holding fast to what is true,

We give others strength and hope.

Prayer and love are good energy,

Which only grows when shared,

Causing miracles which open our eyes,

To the magic we all once knew.

There are only hellos,

There is no goodbye,

In the living of meaning,

There is only love.

May you feel this hope,

May you know this joy

Through all that God employs,

Being our father in heaven above.

Fear and pain become illusions,

Illness a mere distraction,

For the truth of reality,

Is that there is only love.