
From the depths of our hearts we seek the love,
to know and to be known, to surrender
to a higher truth, a stronger poem
written within us
with wordflow
unlimited.
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Did I move to another site?! No. Did I migrate to Twitter? Nah! Not interested.
However I wanted to share where my poetry and other writings come from. In my heart I do seek renewal, wholeness, and the beautiful healing of nature simply because…..I know what broken is.
We all have tragedies that take place in our lives and Rumi wrote about brokenness being where the light comes in. I know what this is like for sure!
My wife almost died from cancer years ago, and she has had cancer several times since then but a different type. Or rather what she had morphed into tumors. She still receives treatments today.
I remember her being in ICU the first time around, her kidneys were shutting down, and she had several heart attacks. It was not looking good. Pain and grief almost took me down completely. I was terrified for years.
It was a blood cancer, in other words the cancer was in her blood. She did recover from that and she’s a walking miracle. Thank God! Now though she deals with tumors.
Yet I want that light that comes through brokenness. I embrace it. Even through other tragedies I seek light that comes through, bringing healing.
The other area my writing comes from is love. The love I have for my wife is incredibly and wonderfully powerful. Love also motivates me in my faith towards God.
I want you to know I am a person of faith, but we are not a part of the far-right weaponized mentality that is destructive. You will never get a Christmas card from us holding assault rifles or shotguns. We would never do that.
Our faith is one of peace, love and tolerance.
So to summarize: my writing comes from embracing the light that comes through brokenness, great love, and faith.
This is where I live now.
Wishing you peace.
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There is a warm breeze now, slowly pushing its way over the lake,
holding a scent of water and trees, coming to rest
on my face. I look up seeking the revelation of sky in my life
never ending yet within my soul, I reach
for the pen that’s filling itself once again.
I marvel at words, trying not to gasp
holding the photograph
in my mind, I begin again
to write.
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When we lift our heartsong in these times
of uncertainty and strife,
even our wings
will be restored
our voices strengthened,
through shaping our poems
and prayers.
Have you encouraged someone today?
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Lines and phrases seeking to heal
through our pages,
bring health to our bones
and wisdom,
from the ages.
Poems from the most sacred space, the human heart.
Poetry, and Image © Copyright 2020, ancient skies
A poem snuck up on me today, tapped me on my shoulder,
whispered in my ear,
as if hawk’s breath
would made it stronger,
I felt the shifting,
the surprise of a small piece
of light,
the shaping of words and phrases
from my heartflow,
the mystical creation
of poetry.
Poetry, and Image © Copyright 2020, ancient skies
Note: My break is working! I will post 2-3 times a week for now. Thank you so much for reading!
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?
Poetry, and Image © Copyright 2020, ancient skies