by Lesley | Aug 5, 2026 | Beloved, Devotion, Surrender |
When we come together like this in our secret affair, I tuck into you, and we merge like dawn into the sun. So calm, so safe, only Your rays keep me alive. It seems I have traveled a great distance to find You, all those other loves crushed under beetle feet. They...
by Lesley | Feb 9, 2026 | courage, Creativity, Surrender |
This world is a fashion show. You put on that dress, that suit, and strut down the runway, Fully believing the costume is you, is truth, but over time that style you so invest in becomes silly, past tense, like those 1980s shoulder pads you only laugh at today. Then...
by Lesley | Sep 23, 2025 | Creativity, Devotion, Surrender |
Dear One, Help me live from this place of knowing the perfection of all. That veteran along the road with the face tattoos and the white dog, Help me know that he is right where he is meant to be. And that woman on the Pickleball court who sheds negativity, Help me...
by Lesley | Jul 23, 2025 | Beloved, courage, Surrender |
I turn on the water faucet and wait. Not a single drip comes out. While in the middle of cooking dinner, I pause, stare at the nothingness. For those of us living on a private well, as my boyfriend and I do, such a moment causes an immediate jolt to the body, flush of...
by Lesley | Jul 2, 2025 | courage, Devotion, Relationships, Surrender |
“You’re coming to the demonstration, right?’ my close friend asks me. “Yes,” I say, a note of reluctance in my voice. In the coming days, I question the notion of attending the political rally that my friend is organizing. I would like to support her creation, and she...
