Beloved By All Who Mattered

They played songs to welcome the night
and were
bathed in stars
baptized by light
and

beloved by all who mattered

A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The mother was

so proud

of her daughter

that there was never a day that passed

      not one day!

that she didn't tell her

You're so smart!

How'd you know that?!

You move like light dancing!

That's so funny! YOU're so funny!

Really? That's amazing!

I love the way you sing!

You make my heart happy, dear child!

You make the world a better place.

And as it turns out

the daughter grew up to be all of that.

And sometimes

the child was not even

the mother's daughter

There's more than one way to be a mother

 

For Her Own Joy

When the world turned gray

and dismal (and not in a good way)

she gifted the world with

what color and joy she could muster

not for the world's sake

but for her own

Paint the Day

 

Sometimes

in the dark of a cold winter's night

she would get to work and

paint the day

she knew would one day come

Crazy Mabel and the Solar Eclipse

There was a legend

of a cow who escaped

they called her Crazy

Mabel

the truck she rode

overturned one day

she ran as fast as she was

able

She hid in the woods

neath the stars and the shade

finding shelter in the

treeses

And as far as we know

there she still plays

living life just the way she

pleases

Moby and Ahab

Moby liked to surface
in the golden light of the setting sun
and revel in the scars and wounds
upon her precious hide
knowing that she had overcome

You Got to Go Where You Want to Go

If you want to climb mountains
you'll have to leave the valleys
and if you're going to catch fish
you have to find some water

Yeah, friends,
you got to go where you want to go