Category: Spoken-Word
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The Acorn and the Oak
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in Change, child, Creativity, Ego, Faith, Gardening, Legacy Archive, Nature, Perspective, Poetry, Seeds, Self, Spirituality, Spoken-Word, UncategorizedStepping out into a broader space Leaving behind the familiar comforts of the rut But, there I held sway, I was the master Predictable, easy, except for the slow withering of my soul Did my tricks to get my treats But the former was confining and I had out grown it Like a plant in…
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Locks and Keys
Lean into the wind If it blows from behind it may topple Like a trout, swim facing into the current’s force To do otherwise is to float downstream Seek out that which troubles It is the signpost pointing the way If the answer is unclear, then the question is too That is what she taught…
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Seeds Sown – Plato’s Groove
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in Calling, Crazy, Groove, Jazz, Legacy Archive, Music, Philosophy, Plato, Poetry, Seeds, Soul, Spoken-Word, UncategorizedI had a crazy idea. It was connected to my soul somehow. It has been at the periphery of me for some time. It is funny how crazy dreams will manifest and change over time. I have a musician’s heart but I can neither sing nor play anything other than a few chords on a…
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The Sower
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in Creativity, Faith, Freedom, Gardening, Gift, Grace, Legacy Archive, Nature, Seeds, Soul, Spirit, Spoken-Word, UncategorizedThe seeds are sown and await the judgement of circumstance The soil, the birds, the weeds will all have a say The weather will be what it will The sower sows the seeds but the Creator makes them grow It is out of his hands now Words, his seeds were sown into new and unknown…
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The Word made Flesh
Where did the music go What does the poet do when the Song goes silent He must wait and listen There are empty spaces in all compositions A foundation of silence, of stillness, which makes all else possible Without the empty still spaces movement is random and vibration noise Is is not a horrible thing…