He paced the rough ground, Taking many nervous steps Impatiently, waiting, But waited, no less Time eluded him, Morning trickled down to noon But he kept believing, It’d be over soon Noon slid down to eve, And night screams were loud and clear Sadly, he knew these were pains That he couldn’t bear They had... Continue Reading →

On the rugged path Well-taken by many feet Age and Beauty walked side by side In a solemn retreat  Lost in the dirt trail Buried by trees so tall They emptied hearts and whispered tales Of flashbacks and recalls  Up and down the path They plodded, as they chatted, of, Life and her common ups... Continue Reading →

He gives you little doses of grace A little each morning, a little during the day A little on the rugged paths, a little in the plains A little in the sunshine, a little in the rain A little in your joy, and a little your pain He gives you little doses of grace When... Continue Reading →

Sacrifice is silence when you’d rather speak It’s time spent that you’d rather keep Sacrifice is doing today what you’d rather not To reap fortunes from tomorrow’s lot. Sacrifice is loving when hate seems fitting It’s resisting when desire is appealing Sacrifice is living when life seems daunting It’s thriving when victory is delaying. Sacrifice... Continue Reading →

Time passes, and seasons skip by Spring’s flowers already bloomed Summer’s heat is rising high And gloomy fall will stroll in soon All dressed in her stunning gown Of green, orange and golden brown Time passes, and soon you’ll hear “We’re at the end of one more year” December bells will soon begin to ring... Continue Reading →

Get up! Move from where you are Move not out of your present But move out of your past. Move not out of your place But move out of your thought Shift the mind higher And you’ll shift the body and the soul. Move down if you should Step down from self’s pedestal and surrender... Continue Reading →

Like it or not You have to face it Ready or not You have to hear it Pleasant or not You have to accept it Soft truths are gentle Pleasing to the ears Hard truths are sharp Often piercing to the heart But truth will emerge Whenever time dictates. Search a thousand records And truth... Continue Reading →

In this season of birth When flowers burst from the earth’s womb May you remember the seeds of death Buried, and sometimes lost in forgetfulness While joyous birth is born Devastating death tarries nigh Sadness sometimes emerges with the dawn While gladness swells with the midday sky Beyond one horizon, happiness brightens the air Beyond... Continue Reading →

Fortunes have favored you so But, where do they come from? Like pollens, the winds have blown them in And dispersed them ubiquitously Without frugality Like flowers, you’re pollinated with goodness Though you may not perceive it You’ve blossomed and bloomed Though you may not believe it Fortunes have blessed you so The rain is... Continue Reading →

Which weighs more, Your worth or your unworthiness? Who holds the scale that calculates your worth? Who holds the scale that weighs your unworthiness? In the hands of humanity Your worth is good or bad or ugly Your worth is rich or poor or pretty In the hands of Divinity Your worth is as infinite... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to face tomorrow When yesterday is laden with struggle It takes courage to walk the unacquainted path When fogs of uncertainty cloud the way It takes courage to make changes When difference is unwelcomed It takes courage to say YES to challenges And courage to say NO to comfort It takes courage... Continue Reading →