In The Moment

I am in the present tense
I am in the present tense
I am in the present tense
I am in the present

Morning Thought

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”

― Pablo Neruda

The Soul Road #40

Here I lay my burden down
This is where I leave you
Feet in the sand, watching the Sun
Disappear into the sea.

Mercury appears above the horizon
Endings and beginnings
The birds are quiet now
All around is blue.

Fin.

The Soul Road #27

You took me into the blue
Filled me with wonder
Listening to you as I drift off to sleep
We talk about the magic of song.

I used to walk down to the factory
With you ringing in my ears
Taking me to that other place
As I ran to clock-in, late.

The Soul Road #26

Treading carefully over these rice-paper dreams
One tear, it's over.

The Soul Road #25

Trailing through the pass
Aromatic wild fennel
Mellow and calming.

The Soul Road #24

It's raining in Navarra
But I won't stop walking
On a narrow path
Moving steadily upwards.

In a whispering breeze
Towards the giant windmills
Perched on the hilltops
The gradually increasing hum.

Diffused daylight veils the scene
Crossing, changing seasons
Reconnecting with nature
I've resisted this for far too long.

The Soul Road #23

Onward, through the deep, dark forest
No rest and no release
No retries and no rewind
Only the remains of this day.

The Soul Road #22

I've been searching
Mostly searching
I never got very far
Searching different ways
To see if I could find
A place for me
In time.

The Soul Road #21

Cattle sprawled across the road
Warm asphalt, crisp, twilight morning
Nonchalantly ruminating on my approach
Cowbells jingle-jangling softly with each jaw grind
Piercing the silence
Celestial chimes lift me
Treading carefully through the herd
Whispering gratitude to each peaceful creature.