CLEAR SKIES

I long for the day when my thoughts are clear
Flowing so effortlessly as the waters of a stream,
I long for a week to scoop up the memories,
Of my life, as a man fills his palms with cool waters from the spring,
So long have my thoughts been flooded with emotions as the torrid, crashing waves of a fierce storm,
So long has my rest been interrupted and disturbed by the harsh winds and heavy rains,
I long for the time when the waters run free,
When the air blows smooth, and the skies are clear
The wake after the storm has set my mind at ease,
A stretch, A Yawn... Good Mourning Dear!

AT SEASONS' END

At Season's end a flower ceases to bloom,
A tadpole transcends into a frog,
An embryo swims inside the womb,
Puppies are weaned from the mother dog,
As kittens leave the litter,
Trees shake off their colorful leaves,
As the sweetness of fruit begins to bitter,
The farmers harvest the grain and oats,
Before the winter's eve,
The earth takes on a different coat,
Bears begin to feed their young,
To prepare them for their nap,
Children make sure their stockings are hung,
And their presents are neatly rapped,
Mothers are busy baking cakes,
Cookies are on the stove,
Fathers are sitting by the lake,
Tempting fish to leave the cove,
The trees are filled with glitter and gold,
As the sound of carols sing through the wind,
Life will come and life will go,
As a New Season begins.

DESTINY

Long before a sheath is woven, before the cocoon is made,
Before a caterpillar seals it’s womb, before the eggs are laid,
Before air becomes the breath of life of everything that breathes,
Before a hawk takes to flight, before fish swim in the sea,
Before the cattle graze the range, and the beast roam through the fields,
And the creeping thing also crawls the earth, before the mountains and the hills,
Before the valley becomes a dale, before a tree is grown,
Before a pod becomes a plant, before the garden is sown,
Before the earth takes shape and form, before stars light up the sky,
Before the likeness of God was made, there was no you nor I,
Before the ashes and the dirt, and the mold of man was clay,
Before the dark and morning, there was no night or day,
Before the Heavens were set aside from Eden to the east,
Before God cursed his creation, into the belly of the beast,
Before the tree of knowledge was touched, before the tree of life,
Before Adam was tempted by his mate, before Eve was given to wife,
Before the earth was flooded, before Noah and his Ark,
Before Moses rose his staff on high and the Red Sea, God, did part,
Before the coat of colors was placed on Jacob’s son,
Before the king of Egypt, Joseph was the one,
Before the ten commandments were written in the stone,
Before the voice of God was heard, before Christ stood all alone,
Before the Son of God was born, before Mary became God’s wife,
On the cross, Christ surrendered to man, The Ultimate Sacrifice.