Source

you are source
movement within being
core of believing
all that has been
and will be
as one again

Invocation III

may you continue to live

with love grace and sincerity

in your heart

finding beauty and humor

in the art

of simple things

nurturing creativity and

discovery in your

life and work

may your faith 

sustain and guide you

in your quest for peace

opening to the mysteries

of nature in 

the world around you

may your spirit never wan

but sustain and fulfill your quest

for contentment and happiness

as you carry the sun 

in your life each day

for you are the joy

that walks by my side

and are but a hand's breadth

away from my touch

If You Listen

if you listen
to the wind
whisper your name
in the space
between the leaves
you have found
the place that holds
all of everything

to see
is to know

to listen
is to sense

the essence
of silence

Let Peace Be

let peace be
the sound of joy
in silence

keep morning close
evening stilled
in silence and peace

We Come To Know

we come to know
what is no more
the turn away
from what was
to what is
the poignant
ache of regret

live to be
not to
become

Nuance

when the questing soul
knows peace and the
heart is stilled in autumnal grace
the once silent voice
will rise and sing its song
from the core of its essence
resonating from the node
that is the center of nuance
vibrating at fingertip
sounding its song between strings
in the rustic grace
that is yours alone

Oath

Oath

touch gently
speak softly
hold closely
know silence
seek solace
find peace
in the
rhythm of
ordinary things

show kindness
give generously
live freely
love openly
live among
those you
know and
seek what
defines you

know truth
despise lies
be supple
as grass
rough as
bark stand
sturdy tall
and strong

find humor
in serious
things and
joy in
simple things

know humility
act sincerely
speak truthfully
and kindly
accept what
you do
not know

behold mystery
unfold at
fingertip in
the stilled
motion of
light on
cusp of
incoming evening