Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…

Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,

Hello Sunrise, with your red ball of fire, peeking over the horizon, leaving the clouds pink,

In the blink of an eye It’s a different scene On the big movie screen So easy to get absorbed In the story line of time.

I remember your smile, your laugh,… you gave so freely. It’s hard that you are gone. I sigh and walk along the bay.

Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up

It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature

This evening the blank, white page is open. My nerves are on edge, while a storm forms on the horizon.

What is the happiest moment of the… When I make someone laugh When I am of use for the good When I show kindness When I hold a hand

Not sure where we are headed, Could be a long ride, Keep your heart steady, Open wide your eyes. There is something to learn

Life is a day dream So they say, With every beat Of my heart, The gate to love

Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars

There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.

This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,

As we shared stories, The warm hum of voices heard, A cup of love spilled.