Stars

a bowl of lights
some long dark
born of suns and
fuel for more

some in youth
some near death
their furnaces spent
over eons of time

most bathe planets
with heat and light
many spawn life
simple or advanced

we stand in awe of
these distant suns
and wonder who
is peering back

Thinking Back

I'd like to think
I had no clue
no warning sign
of what might come

twas easier
to stay the course
not rock the boat
or risk the pain

no questions asked
though many rose
nor words expressed
that should have been

and so in time
it came to be
and now I think
of what I knew

Seasons of Life

love and fragility

dependence and joy

faith and innocence

peace and trust

doubt and anger

sorrow and pain

joy and freedom

passion and loss

love and commitment

fear and trust

passion and acceptance

control and release

nostalgia and sorrow

pride and regret

hope and acceptance

freedom and love

fear and dependence

anger and doubt

trust and contentment

fragility and release

Stream of Life

arising in
secluded pools
life takes hold
a fragile form

then motion stirs
now unconstrained
a cautious search
among the rocks

and soon endowed
with confidence
boundaries now
respect its path

and for a time
a raging stream
that carves its way
thru walls of stone

then farther on
the torrent calms
as waters spread
to nourish all

at last the flow
begins to die
clogged by sand
or drowned by sea