05 December 2011

Star


In the sky
A star sparkles
Forcing a bird to fly
Seen amidst the heavy clouds
Shining like a diamond, the bird glitters with the light
Of the star
Traveling
Across the horizon, across the vast sky
Of dreams, of hope
Landing where no one will land
One day

04 November 2011

Power


I am power
Coming from the unknown
I shone
Through hardship and grief
Not knowing who or what I was
I dug out of that grave with my name
Engraved on the headstone
Of bitter fruit

You can’t break nor shake me
Not me or that power surge I was made out to be
Like lightning like fire
Life is all that I desire
To shine to radiate
To not be a minute late
In sending out energy
In sending out vibes
To even make people get inflicted with hives

I am power
Bursting through the seams
Of that cloth bound by the thread
Of time,
With rhythm and rhyme

11 July 2011

Hope

Hope is man’s greatest resource, and without it we are lost. To hope is to have faith and belonging in a cause. 

In my life, time and again, I have hoped and have dreamed.  I know that God in one or many forms is great and is able to hear us from below.  It is just the time that makes us question God’s benevolence while hoping.  To wait is nerve wracking, with our faith then becoming less and less, and then us eventually losing our hopes.

God’s ultimate plan for us humans is to have hope though, and the biggest way God has showed hope is through time.  With each passing of the minute hand, a surprise is waiting for us, and through time, we are led to many surprises.  Time in the end is our biggest surprise!

06 July 2011

Fire

 
Burning
From a single flame
Red rises
Until it reaches its maximum height
It forms, it contours
A shape
Emerges

Engulfed by heat, it rises
A burning passion
A sensation
Grips the earth
Forces from above
Drawn by the heat
Shapes this creation
Love
That from which has no explanation
It penetrates
Two individuals, One like the sun and one the moon,
This mystique, this charm
Forming
Heartbeats.

05 July 2011

School

Seeing fellow peers
Catching up on big and small news
Hovering near a classroom
Organizing my notes for an upcoming class
Orchestrating people towards the right direction for a walking tour
Lulls me into the swing of life!

Flight

 
It was true, I hadn’t known you
Nor wanted to be
A person carrying a heavy fee
On my countenance, on myself

You came out of the blue though
Erasing all lost hope,
I became strong
I became confident
Knowing that you were right there with me,
I started to fly

Sure, there were times that my wings were stoned
So that I was knocked out of the sky
Crashing and bumping against the trees to the ground
Wings outstretched, face to the ground
You were there for those times though
Lifting me with your positive energy
I regained the strength to fly again
Having you by my side
We both were lifted into the air
Circling and hovering over hills,
Scraping the surfaces of the glassy blue waters
We flew to new heights

Never looking back on our sadness and miseries.

Three Seasons

Winter is…
Bleak,
Cold,
Depressing

I am,
Promising,
Warm,
Happy

With these two emotions, the autumn leaves fall off the tree.

03 July 2011

Lonely Rose

A lonely rose waits at the edge of the water
Its stem to the vast blue, it waits to take root beneath the surface
Or to Float away
To some other land of hope.

07 June 2011

Gloria Maxima

Silence is the loudness
The raging beat that amplifies my soul
Bringing me to my knees
In prayer
In solitude

The bells ring
In the nearby chapels
As angels raise me to my feet
Leading me indoors,

I am

Suddenly loud

Looking Glass

Rain falls as I sit near my window
With a looming cloudy day, I see no beginning
To this tainted state I am in
Just fear and loneliness

In the distance, I am watched
By a thousand eyes
I am lost
In a world of no meaning
No joy
No hope
I struggle to find solace

Here, within these barren walls

Beacon


With a quiver amongst the leaves
A baby bird prepares for flight
Not knowing where it will end up
He starts to fly

Over mountains and among oceans
This baby bird finds its wings
Playfully circling around the clouds, it doesn’t meddle with the sun
Like wax, the bird’s wings are delicate
Not wanting its life to end early, the bird flies

With one fell swoop, the bird lands
Across the glossy silvery surface of water, it catches fish
Its feet latched firmly onto the fish,
It flies to a nearby branch to feast.

With this routine of food and rest set, the bird journeys far
Until it lands on top of a lighthouse,
A beacon for wanderers and travelers alike,
As it rests and waits.

Berkshire Hills


The Rolling Hills
Of paradise
Is where I live

The sounds of birds,
That could be black, red, orange, yellow, and blue
Warms my spirit as they feed on our bird feeder

Trees that now have green leaves in the summer
Have orange, yellow, and green leaves in the fall
Having no leaves in winter,
The burst of green leaves again rejuvenates our souls in the spring

The air,
Vast and always smelling fresh
Hydrates this green land,
The birds, the grass, and the trees
Shaping the place I call home

Holiday


I journey
To the Center of the Earth,

There,
I find the crystal blue waters
Of Man…
Brushing against the emerald green shore
The sensuous feeling
Captures my soul as
Above, the seagulls call
My Name, my existence

I Journey
To the Center of the Earth

06 June 2011

Strength from Hope

 


Dedicated to those we know with cancer, may all of our loved ones find peace.

Life
Once filled
With hope
With dreams.

Memories once at a door,
Now in the wind
Traveling among
Hills, over mountains.

Lives
Outside of hospital doors
Outside of laboratories
Waiting to hear of that illness
That takes millions, waiting
Whether to smile or frown
Waiting to celebrate another birthday
That we are invited to

Strength sees to it
That no one loses
That there’s a purpose
To everything, no one is left out
Without a chance, without a battle