by Lesley | Sep 23, 2020 | courage, Creativity, God, gratitude |
You, my dear, are not that sinner that hater that worm groveling in the subterranean dark. You, my love, are a great explorer of this vast, fecund world with its gooey saliva spit its sharp edges that cut to the very bone its naïve kisses in the backseat of a Camaro...
by Lesley | Jan 2, 2018 | Beloved, bliss, child, courage, gratitude, reincarnation, Soul |
I thumb through the photo album. There I am in at age six wearing a Sunday plaid suit. Defiant, I dart my tongue at the camera. In high school, a pudgy face and body from boarding school starch, I slouch in the Y of a tree. In college, tan, golden hair,...
by Lesley | Jun 12, 2017 | courage, Dogs, Forgiveness, gratitude, Relationships |
The dog you rescued with a scar on her brow wags her tail and looks up at you, dark eyes shining mouth curved in a little smile. But that lonely road where you found her limping stays branded on her heart. In a tough moment, as she huddles in the...
by Lesley | Mar 22, 2017 | Beloved, courage, gratitude |
That challenge you face today with your mate or employer, your bank account or health, it is an egg. It’s not just part of an omelet, though, or a scramble with onions and peppers. It is more like a finch or hummingbird egg. One day the chick will...
by Lesley | Feb 15, 2017 | Beloved, gratitude, Surrender |
In this desert where even the most sensuous kiss dries to a crisp where the greatest artwork, blows away in a dust devil, where even a tear drop sears to nothing in the relentless whirling of time, I call out to You. With a heart desiccated as that giant...
by Lesley | Nov 30, 2016 | bliss, Devotion, eternity, gratitude, Sound |
The earthly details dissolve into the radiance of Love.
