When I first heard “The Blackbird,” In the middle Of night, I was just thirteen.

Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a

Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart

One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…

Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal

The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down

Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.

Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life

Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are

Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,

Just a small part of me wants strife to go away, to return to a kinder time. Am I just losing courage? Life is draining me,

Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face

Life is not fair at times... But of course things Change quickly down the line, We are born into a No guarantee world.

Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,

If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate