November 7, 2009 at 3:02pm Grounded We all stumble in life sometimes Walking along we don’t see the obstacle in the way We are so focused on the end of the sidewalk that we trip Falling down to meet the ground The place where our feet usually reside Hope doesn’t live there You cannot see [...]

If you sat in the quiet and asked yourself what your greatest fear is, after the long silence and pause, in the distance far beyond control or reach, it would be the word change. You see change happening around you, above you, below you, outside of you, and most importantly, in you. Change does not [...]

November 7, 2009 at 3:13pm Dust falls into the familiar water As I let her go free to a place of great memories Summers of swimming riding in the boat across the lake the reward of the best root beer float awaits you on the other side of the water you can taste the sweet [...]

Waiting by the water’s edge Staring at the reflection of my life Wondering if my dreams have been the cause of the ripples in the surface Struggling to find the peace that comes with acceptance I see the shallows and the deep at the same point in time My reflection is not what it seems [...]

October 29, 2009 at 8:44pm Two Trees reach across the water. Their reflection shimmers with a gentle wind The moving mirror distorts their trunks as fall leaves caress the surface I imagine them not as an allusion but the truth in a moment of clarity Ripples fan out in perfect concentric circles from the falling [...]