by Lesley | Jun 13, 2018 | courage, Creativity, love, Soul, Uncategorized |
If I could only see myself the way I see my garden… In its fledgling flax and parched penstemon I see graceful limbs and bold blossoms opening to the desert sun. In the microscopic thyme that barely survived the winter, I see a brave heart. Kneeling to...
by Lesley | Nov 1, 2017 | courage, Creativity, Devotion, karma, Surrender |
You walk along the road, sun warm on your cheeks love sparkling in your eyes, as you know where you’re going. From a side street that handsome one with chocolate brown eyes and lips made for kissing gestures you over, envelops you in a hug. This is the...
by Lesley | Oct 4, 2017 | bliss, consciousness, love, Sound, Surrender |
Like lovers attracted by forces beyond their control the sun and moon magnetize. As they merge, the dusky moon overlaps the persimmon sun— a bite from an apple. Then darkness— all goes quiet, the robins silent the squirrels still. Totality. ...
by Lesley | Jan 19, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, courage, Creativity, Soul, Surrender |
Just now, under the frozen earth the seed awakens. Its heart begins a faint thump, thump, and its tiny hands tucked in tight tremble with a life ready to burst forth in spring. So do I, kissed by a warming sun feel the pulse of new energy beat within. ...
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...