dry dock
naked beneath a crowded sky all exposed undignified raw for all to see gaping hull and rotting timbers all pride now passed behind the crowd gathers the critics rush to…
Author: batesthink
tomorrow yesterday today
tomorrow asked would i like to know how moments might turn i looked into her eyes saw her concern no i will love you then yesterday demanded i pay a…
sifting
there is nothing else to be sifted nothing else to be sorted nothing else of value to be found in that pile let the earth rest again it is time…
pleasure
pleasure is the voice of love and it laughs when you are happy
did you know
did you know that your hands touch my beating heart that my eyes blur with tears as i see that my soul is alive and well still i melt at…
a cup of tea with hope
every so often we sit down to have a cup of tea with our hope and ask her questions about our pain seeking answers daring her to make it disappear…
let the rains come
rains fall rivers rise levees break things change hearts heal we rebuild because building is hope let the rains come
speak to us
when you rest rest as easily as you breathe when you work work as honestly as you create when you connect connect as meaningfully as you believe when you care…
living trust
because you cannot see the end the reassuring roots the ground the connections because you cannot judge its strength its certainty the end game the outcome is no reason to…
i caught the moon
i caught the moon tonight in a glass of chardonnay marking a milestone at the end of the day no more to be done no more to be said now…