by Lesley | Mar 1, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, courage, Surrender |
It drifts in from the west a cloud, dark and churning. Sitting on a ridge top, we watch its drunken steps as it careens toward us. Do we hunker down? Do we run for cover? We stay still trusting the promise hidden within its vapor. From my...
by Lesley | Oct 5, 2016 | Beloved, consciousness, courage, eternity, gratitude, hiking, materialsim, Soul, Surrender |
We ride horses across the plains, the air bittersweet with sage and sunflowers. I tie my bay to a ponderosa, as my brother, sister-in-law, and niece secure their horses. We hike to a cliff overlooking Coyote Creek, a pooling oasis that trickles down from the...
by Lesley | Sep 21, 2016 | Beloved, bliss, cloud, courage, Creativity, gratitude, journey, materialsim, Soul |
Oh virga, blue curtain in the sky I envy you. Suspended there in the glowing light never do you fall upon the ground, swirl down the drain, or lose yourself in a muddy puddle. Instead your icy tendrels simply evaporate. But I am a river riding across the...
by Lesley | Sep 5, 2016 | Beloved, bliss, courage, Creativity, Devotion, gratitude, Soul, Surrender |
My memory is for my Beloved. Mind wants to use it to… ride the merry-go-round of the past, dwell on playground kisses and slaps, count my Monopoly money. Actually… If memory were a book each page would only contain His image. If memory were a...
by Lesley | Aug 3, 2016 | Beloved, courage, journey, karma, Soul, Sound, Surrender |
When the rain pours down onto my shoulders and hair I run for cover. But in this desert there is no shelter except for a scrawny piñon or juniper tree. I have no choice but to let the rain drench my t-shirt and shorts, soak into my skin and my very bones....
