when you are scared
may you never be alone
this difficult time
may it be just a sojourn
when you are cold
may you always find someplace warm
the one who loves you
always shelter you from harm
when you are lonely
may you always find a friend
your beloved
love you to the very end
when you fall and almost give up
may you choose to stand tall
and always remember…
this too shall pass for us all
there is a place
in me
where time stands still
where i breathe pure stillness and feel free
eyes closed
i clearly see
in all the world
the one place to be
the face of the only one
with whom my life is complete
the one who understands my language of silence
never a need to repeat
i go there
time and time again
to that special place of stillness
where my parched heart is touched by the gentle blue rain
may we find
that silent place in our mind
as we leave
another year behind
may we find
freedom in our life
while connected
navigating strife
may we find love
a different kind of love
one that makes us feel truly alive
beautiful like the stars above
and may we find peace
that bridges our differences and brings us together
life is so precious
may i remember to make every moment matter
HAPPY NEW YEAR, PEACE!
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stay
or leave
take the easy path
or believe
after angst
there can be magic
not a sin
to sometimes abandon logic
the night patiently waits
for the stars
the spring is wise to know
winter will pass
the mighty mountains
embrace the warm sun on its cold chest
i hear you whisper
let us meet and figure out the rest
let life unfold
one beautiful chapter after chapter
believe in us
in a forever and after
i am happy to be a barroco
for when i am with you
you always perfect me
to my life add another hue
each scar has its home now
no need to hide
for you look beyond my skin
to the unseen beauty inside
this is what it must feel like
to keep running from me
find me in you
finally be free
if I could be a thing
i want to be a houseboat
one that takes dreamers across the water
and collects many a golden mote
as the midnight laughter
drowns in the high tide
and secrets mingle
with the breeze of the sea side
i will sail on
try to catch the early morning sun
i want to be there
if… you do come
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i chased freedom
freedom chased me
in the midst of it all
the other we did not see
i realize freedom is in me
in the seed is the tree
kindness can come from strangers
across the sea
i have stopped chasing freedom
freedom has stopped chasing me
i pause to see the white winter sun
listen to the black night sea
serendipity…if you hear me
make our paths cross
i want a chance to share
happiness and loss
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be the grass
that cradles my feet
reads my silence
never asks to repeat
be the breeze
that slips between my fingers everyday
the gentle hand that touches me
when i get carried away
be the moon
that never casts a shadow
won’t you tell me
where you’d like to go
let’s make a sweet memory
let go of all the gloom
when the world starts to fall asleep
and the jasmine starts to bloom
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i hear
in the lands of milk and honey
there will soon be
a different kind of money
defi will defy
wealth will trickle
no change
without ripple
i listen to the friday morning jazz
sip my tea
in the search for someone
wonder if I will ever lose me
i polish the nickle
and the dime
look around and realize
nothing is really mine
i close my eyes
tea is cold
the sun’s warm embrace
a gift better than gold
as the forests burn
and the skies turns gray
may I always remember what matters
…the gift of today
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you say
you are somewhat bored
the pandemic makes you
want to dash out of the door
i say
i feel somewhat zen
it is ok i don’t know
when the pandemic will end
you smile and look at me
your eyes convey a story
i close mine
pause my worry
love to just lie on the grass
so warm and green
share secrets
and some orange blossom ice cream
