Beauty Surrounds


The storm hits Washing up It’s harsh tide Bringing with it Pain and fear The onslaught Could continue Never ending A humming A swarm Of angry wasps Hovering close above Weary of It’s sting I’m tired Tired of this shit Tired of it For my sons Tired of it For me I’m learning Even if…
A gifting of The Mothers Gentle touch Blown passionately In the wind Swirling gifts Settling in The dirt SEEDS A kiss Universal Love Passing gently From one To another The tiniest Of giving Often creating The greatest impact SEEDS Rooting within Hardened rock Fertile soil Not mattering To the giver Shared lovingly SEEDS Making the…
She said: I love Your words I love feeling And knowing You through them I’ve been searching A lifetime For words For my words I looked Into nature I looked Under rocks I looked In streams Nothing Trying to talk Literally opening My mouth To have The words I thought Were there To not Bubble…
The Past and future Connecting in the present The weight of it Causing a heaviness Boa constrictor like emotion There truly is A circle to life And intersecting point When the old Crashes into the new I’m really good At putting my Full weight behind something Going all in Selling out Pushing balance Beyond its…
I’m working on homes Where most often The old oak floors Are stripped, sealed And gorgeously refinished It’s a fun process To see take place Painstaking time and energy Is put into Pulling out all Of the old stains Scratches and wear Meticulous sanding Back and forth The grit getting Finer and finer Funny thing…
Pieces Shiny and sharp Scattered loosely Over the gravel driveway Black asphalt Searing in The Colorado full sun Pieces Of me Bleeding pieces Combusting from Stress and pressure No longer Held together Shattered Humpty Dumpty Unable to be Put back Pieces Of my past Coming to fruition No longer Super glued together In pretense And…