The weight of the fog is heavy.But it brings a quiet peace.An anchor.Strong and steady when our world feels unmoored.
Anchor
Observation
Observing…I am an observer.By nature.Or nurture.Not sure.I like to sit on the shore.Watch the waves crash.Take in the beauty.Feel the metaphors of the tides.In my soul.Watch as children frolic.And lovers stroll.I see patterns.Recognition.It makes me feel.A certain way.And I capture that.In words. Images. Color.But not my body.My being.Everything buzzes.Before my eyes.The life and laughter.So vibrant!But,... Continue Reading →
January
January entered like a knife.Cutting deeply.Drawing blood.Unexpected.Still…in shock. Has it always been like this?The last few Januarys I can remember… Perhaps January arrives in violent chaosWhile we seek stillness and new beginnings.Perhaps to awaken us.Perhaps to galvanize.To let us know we must fightIf we want our dreams to survive. Coughing. Wheezing.Bleeding. Sneezing.Licking wounds.Tending to the... Continue Reading →
Mermaid
I used to love the beachBefore my body was wrongAnd strings attached.Before expectations crowded the open shore.Sandcastles.The summer smell of sunscreenAnd the sound of the ice cream truckMaking its merciful rounds on the hour.“Mom! Mom! Can we get a treat?”The days were long.Outside from near dawn until the sun melted into night.Shrieks and squealsAs we... Continue Reading →
Savage
He told me to unleash my inner savage.What would the warrior do?Not knowing that I have been a warrior all along.Mistaking kindness with the meekness of “nice.”He doesn’t know…The power it takes to stand in love and light.The strength it takes to be vulnerable.The will required for integrity and alignment.As I quietly roar,He will see... Continue Reading →
Winds of Change
Winds of changeBlowing…Like a leaf blower.Or a hurricane.Move.Settle.Move again.Right.Wrong.Indifferent.Everything’s moving.Everything’s different.Certainty disappearing in a flurry.Maybe never was to begin.Illusions.Intrusions.Delusions.But the forest speaks the truth.The forest heals.The forest settles.Grounds.Even as the branches shake. Winds of Change Series - Heal, Blowing, Flurry (Acrylic, citronella and cedar incense ash and forest fallings during the New Moon in Virgo,... Continue Reading →
It’s Been a Season
It’s been a season.Summer to fall.Shoulds all around her,Then dropping them all.The cacophony of dissonance,Mysterious and distressing.Breaking down, breaking open,Her values, it’s testing.The tourists all gatheredTo watch the waves crash.Our world lit up in flames,Breath choked on the ash.The storms blew in angry,Meteors scorched the sky.Light eclipsed by darkness,As the days and weeks rolled by.The... Continue Reading →
The Old Apple Tree
She was here when I arrived.Subtle.Unassuming.Unremarkable to look at.With so much nature all around,She was one of many.Of multitudes… Quietly, she stoodOffering gentle shadeAnd a place to rest.If one chose to do such things.But, how would one choose her quiet peaceWhen the sun shone brightAnd the days were long and full of light? She waited... Continue Reading →
It’s Coming
It’s coming.I can feel it in my bones.That first little seedlingTaking root.It’s coming.It’s calling.With an urgency I can’t ignore.“Answer,” it says.“Answer!” it screams.“Answer...” it sings.
Changes of Leucadia
Hold my hand, baby boy.Change is scary.But I will be your rock.And, you, mine.Ever stronger as we lean.The waves wash over us -Grief. Fear. Joy. Love.They shake us.Jostle and crash.But, with time,They smooth us. *Title and photo editing by Oliver Paliy
Soliloquy on Imperfectionism 