oceans – Ancient Skies

Shining Brightly in the Sun

Green and blue rolling, shining brightly in the sun

as the seagulls hover, expecting bread

the wind moving your straw hat,

in our beach chairs

I watch you reading,

and I silently wonder

how I ever lived without you,

and again

you take my breath away,

so I pledge my life to you

all over again

silently.

When Men Are Healed

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When men are healed, they stop looking for fragments

of themselves running here, running there,

finding pieces

of who they were, or who

they thought they were.

Instead learning the river,

accepting their oceans

they make sense now,

putting away

herds of horses

stampeding.

Oceans on Fire

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Burning skies, oceans on fire, pulling us

further in, love’s intensity

inspiring

both lovers and prophets

to dive in,

and be filled.

Closer to a Sense of Rest

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Summer,

ocean waves pulling us in, drawing us closer to a sense of rest,

as we feel more comfortable with our own peace,

knowing

seeing pieces of who we once were,

we invite the silence

of our own hearts,

saying quietly, “yes”.

We Are Always the Oceans

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We are more than a rickety framework, covered

with skin, somehow carrying

cold steel within us.

No my friend,

we are always the oceans

covering the earth

reaching further

with our beautiful struggle

which proclaims there is a key

for unlocking

our lost horizon.

Simply Filled

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We cannot possess love and hold it tightly,

but we are simply filled –

allowing it to move in us

from a stream

to the power

of a river,

to an ocean

untamed,

and covered

by an endless sky.

As Our Spirits Gently Rest

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The mystery of the sea is that we can hear so much more

than the sound of the waves

our jagged edges made smoother than stones,

as our spirits gently rest,

over deep waters.

Category: oceans