by Lesley | Aug 1, 2018 | Beloved, Sound, Surrender, Uncategorized |
The lizard limps down the middle of the dirt road. I stop the car, climb out, herd him to the side. He only perseveres back to the center, with a three-legged limp, right front leg held high. Heart screams, no, poor baby! He should be lifted on all fours...
by Lesley | Jan 10, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, consciousness, courage, Devotion, Soul, Surrender |
The pain in my stomach the wrangling with my neighbor the bills the restless winter nights, these are the water in which I learn to swim. “Can’t I just stand on shore while You teach me?” the mind pleads. “No.” I dive in so the Beloved can show me...
by Lesley | Aug 10, 2016 | Beloved, cloud, Devotion, gratitude, Soul |
With every orbit my love waxes for You. The power of your brilliance awakens this dead rock. In those times when I must go dark— hide behind our friend Earth the longing fills my craters my Plato, Copernicus, and Kepler, to the brim. But when your...
by Lesley | May 18, 2016 | courage, Devotion, gratitude, love |
Tentative love, like a bubble blown through a child’s wand. Pop, and it disappears. It’s like the falling of all daisy petals with one single uttering of “He loves me not.” Really, love, LOVE, is more like air always present. The more one exhales the...
by Lesley | Feb 22, 2016 | courage, Creativity, Devotion, love, Surrender |
She slouches her shoulders unconsciously protecting her heart but it only creates an aching knot near her scapula. She knows it’s futile that there is no protection out here with waves crashing all about. Just the slow grind of pain chasing pleasure. She...
