“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Great leadership seeks wisdom from above,
and maintains a confident yet humble heart.
Amen.
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Silver threads of the lake at dawn,
with whispers of deliverance
to awaken,
to transform the grey
to a startling blue,
and the beginning
of birdsong.
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Our hearts will not answer the call of our scars forever,
because hope finds the light,
holding us steady,
giving us a vision
for a brighter tomorrow….
aren’t you glad?
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I saw the light of my people, of all people
walking over rugged terrain,
in small towns, in the cities,
sometimes through ruins
marching peacefully
with fire in their hearts,
huge crowds gathering
for their brothers and sisters,
for all people…..
demanding liberty
and justice
for all.
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And I sought peace that day, gazing
into the infinite,
not as an umbrella
or linen garment
but more of a light
within my frame.
Purity.
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My heart fills with poetry when I think of love,
my spirit seeks the peace
of healing in the earth,
and sky
always acknowledging,
the One who made us all.
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Every heartbreak knows it’s healer,
recognizing the wholeness
from the spiritflow within….
and we do find ourselves opening,
accepting the embrace.
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Even within our worst isolation, we rage
against the lonely grey
reaching, searching,
clawing at the edges
somehow finding the strength
to pray, or at least to look over our shoulder
sensing a speck of light,
the kind we used to know,
so that we hold on anyway,
building another layer
of hope.
Poetry, and Image © Copyright 2020, ancient skies
Sunlight gently danced on wind tossed leaves, as he made his way into the cool calmness of the forest,
the safety of the earth awaiting. And in knowing the trail, his spirit was always refreshed.
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Even wounded hearts seek the peace,
praying for deliverance
from the leaking of bitterness,
and in that opening
that small acceptance of light,
comes the beginning of healing,
a process really
so wonderful.
Poetry, and Image © Copyright 2020, ancient skies
