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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Extraordinary

On this ordinary day
in my ordinary ways,
I find your essence
your very existence -
extraordinary.

Durham, California

"Light"

Charcoal gray skies
feet dangling off the coast
of Shanghai
I overhear him say to her
Sweet Darling,
the heart is the sun
the mind is the moon
for there is only one light
the other but a reflection.

Shanghai, China.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Intertwined

At one point this morning
while we were making love
I felt the wings of your heart
tickle my soul.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Iposxesi

"I Promise"

As long as I have air in my lungs
but a single moment left in my palms
I will do what I can
to make a contribution to this world.


Antigua, Guatemala.

Sigao

"Silence"

I came here to walk alone
to find my own peace
my own space
my own place
in this world.

In this solitude
I've sought only God's company
looking to this ever-changing sky
this ever-moving tide  
the ever-present fears inside my mind.

How magnificent
after days of quiet
to hear Her voice this morning
inside the silence.

Written on the shores of Vietnam