The winding road

The straightest path to your future 

May not always be the wisest 

Or most appealing…

The future awaits

The future awaits: 

You have only to open the door..

Assumptions

Our clarity of vision’s become 

Overgrown with assumptions,

Prejudice, ignorance, 

And pre-conceived notions about “the other.” 

Whether that other’s a different color, 

Nationality, sex, or party, 

We’ve built this life together 

And this network of false beliefs 

Could tear it down. 

It’s time to strip away 

Those judgments and presumptions 

And reveal the truth beneath:

 That we are one.

How many books?

No matter how many books you read or own, 

They won’t teach you quite as much 

As simply living and interacting 

 With your fellow humans, 

And listening: both to them 

And to the promptings of your heart.

Go with the flow

May compassion and joy 

Flow into our hearts 

Like a glorious waterfall 

 And spill over into all 

Whom our lives touch.

Drinking it in

Like a bee on a flower, 

We buzz through our days 

Savoring those sweet moments 

When everything seems 

To fall into place.

Wildfire Season

I’ve been building little barriers, 

You know, 

Like stones around the foundation of a house, 

In hopes 

That the embers of old arguments 

Won’t drift too close, catch fire, and destroy 

 The carefully constructed conventions 

That make it possible 

For us to live in harmony, 

But you keep adding fuel to the fire.