Spiritual

Mother Earth

Ponder Awhile is ranked 1 for 2006 in Poetry-Inspirational and Religious- www.bestwebbuys.com

Friends

Ponder Awhile is ranked 1 for 2006 in Poetry-Inspirational and Religious on www.bestwebbuys.com

Sanctuary

A villanelle based on a trip I took to Ground Zero, in which its church was the only building to escape unscathed.

"angels guide soldiers"

a 3 string haiku for Sahib & all soldiers

i am me and you are you

I am me and you are you You can be me and I can’t be you I can move so can you? We are two different being me and you I don’t think I like it if we were all the same

words

I write the words and what do I find Screens in my mind Of people singing and dancing and laughing Or people crying and saying oh go away that what I see in my mind when the words are at play

the emptiness

there is an emptiness at the bottom; at the end of every beginning. there is an emptiness.

A Smile on Waking

Fear taps on my eyelids Asking me to open them To a world of darkness But I refuse “Go away” say I “Attack another Who having more Needs the bringing down” A tutting ensues

My Light

In my hidden soul Jesus became my light He showed me that his love was in my sight His love a beacon shining bright Luring me out of my dark dreary night

In the Ganges

In the Ganges there's a bud