friendship – The Silent Singer

Parable of Characters

The sky doesn’t ask the bird, why it has to fly. Neither does the wind question why the lion roars. The sand does not ask the water not to ebb and flow. Nor the grass why the gazelle leaps so gracefully, so feebly. The snow does for us to judge the ice for its bitterContinue reading “Parable of Characters”

Morning Melancholy

Friends are fickle and Families start feuds. Crushes will crush you and men will harm you.Consoling words I told myself to soothe the tears and intrusive thoughts away. I’ve stood by people who watched me drown. And drowned before those people who now standby I’m more cautious now of my heart…. With all its openContinue reading “Morning Melancholy”

She said you’re enough

I said to my friend. I’m sorry I speak too fast. Tell me to shut up. I won’t be offended. She said I like your voice. You break the silence and your my good friend. I said to my friend. I’m sorry I’m bossy. She said I love your guidance. I said to my friend.Continue reading “She said you’re enough”

Baptism without the rain

Welcome to New Mexico Now you may think that it’s dusty You may not notice it’s beauty at first But I hope dear friend after we spent so much time in the cold together that you can also see the beauty beyond snow in these dry landsCertain people think that the desert is always aContinue reading “Baptism without the rain”

Children’s Poems: The Tale of the Fern and the Lady Bug

There once was a fern in a forest far away. Then one day from the East a ladybug left her garden green. The lady bug and fern soon fast friends said to one another: what a friend you are to me! Illuminating all of each. Ours is a love envied by the vines and trees!Continue reading “Children’s Poems: The Tale of the Fern and the Lady Bug”

Your Memory Resounds

Buildup introduction: 4 bars (em/ i) Your memory resoundsYour memory resoundsYour memory resoundsInter verse: Your light reverberates in this earthly space Your love resonates with all Your kindness echoes through the passageways Your goodness is heard through our global Halls We always feel you hear with us Though I’ve searched for you in shadows IContinue reading “Your Memory Resounds”

The boundless rain

Since I left my heart beats out of pace. What kind of sign is it that without you and with this vast distance, the doctors claim my heart beats with the rain?How funny! And how strange? The farther I am from home-The more increase my woes.And my heart is truly breaking I can show you,Continue reading “The boundless rain”

There are these moments

There Are These Moments-Some Days When Hopes And Fears And Faith And Energy Are So Present In The AirIt Is As If The Weight Is Palpable.Sweat And Tears And Laughter And Joy Hang On The Dew Of Our Eyes And You Almost Want To Cry, Or Weep, Or Jump, Or Laugh, Or Sing But YouContinue reading “There are these moments”

Homesick

I have many homes I leave my heart with places and people to collect So when I say I am homesick it’s not to one place to which I must return for my friends are my family and my family are my friends and the time in between is split between desserts, oceans, mountains andContinue reading “Homesick”

I met an angel in the morn

I met an angel in the morning. At six o’clock she woke me. Twas twice the hours her spirit called. So I stayed I, in the chapel to greet the angel next to me. And sat I hence on the piano bench and plaid a psalm to please her. And at 9 o’clock my tearsContinue reading “I met an angel in the morn”