reflect

Light on water and on the land 

Finds a way to glimmer even on sand

Water reflecting the truth and light showing the way

Telling us that light is carried from day to day

The rocks in pockets push the feet into the ground

Step by step, the world keeps turning

And all the while a smile cannot be found

Step by step, the years and tears were burning

Light on water glimmering like glass

Truth burning holes into hearts

Taking steps away from it all

Turning hardship into a hell

Reflect the light before we cannot 

See anything at all

chihuahuas

The future is bright, they say. 

Opportunity is knocking, they say. 

You have the world at your feet, they say. 

Good things come to those who wait, they say. 

And so they say so many things, but all I can think is

Trepidation is biting at my heels 

Like a rabid chihuahua, 

And I really just need the loud, crowded voices to quiet down 

And show me the way to where 

I should head as I find my way

Into the hopefully bright 

Yet unknown, 

Hopefully successful 

Yet who knows anything anymore

Except for them

Future. 

the best part

While I was waiting, I saw 

Children growing, 

Children learning, 

Children playing. 

While I was waiting, I saw

Friends loving and sharing, 

Neighbors giving and caring, 

Family connecting and forgiving. 

While I was waiting, I saw

Laid out before me, 

One day at a time,

Pieces of forever

in the depths

Beneath the surface lie things

No one would want to see

The grief, sorrow, and pain

That never seem to melt away

But sink into the depths of time

Through days, years, and generations

And we find in the depths the 

Grief, sorrow, and pain 

Are part of all the joy, love, and faith

That always seem to stay

And play in the depths 

With the heartstrings 

sigh

At the turns, every one, 

She sighs. 

She knows too well what is to come, 

And the only thing to do 

Is sigh. 

Life and lights and highs 

And lows

Corners and bends 

And blows

At every turn, 

All she can do 

Is sigh.