Sacred Space

each moment of your life has brought you

to the Sacred Space of Your Self

there are no mis-steps

be still in this Sacred Moment

SDP 2018

Watercolor: General Hitchcock Campsite Mt Lemmon

Poetry for Trees

my day with trees started out quietly

till Douglas Fir requested a poem

I recited Emily Dickinson

pine needles twinkling in sunlight thanked me

saying that we were kindred spirits

I nodded, and took a nap on the picnic table

sky brought a dream-vision of world peace

each person offering their gifts to one another

hugging, singing, dancing

humanity holding hands to nurture Great Mother Earth

when I woke – I knew this was happening now

SDP August 2018

Trust

trust the breeze
to know where it is going

trust the sunlight
to know when to shine

trust each step
of your journey

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Stillness

stillness
teach me the magic
of being in place

bless me
with your love of silence
wisdom of peace

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Broken

Divine Love
enters me through the cracks
the raw edges now shining with Light

who would have thought
that being broken
could bring wholeness

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Reflection

all the doing
I worry about getting done
sinks to the bottom of the lake

the lake surface
clear as a mirror
reflects the sky
and becomes one

 

Wildflowers watercolor 2015  SDP
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Painting flowers brings me to my knees … the beauty, grace, and silence.

It is impossible to capture the spirit of the flower, but sometimes the brush and pigments capture a glimmer.

 

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cascading moments
like dew drops
rise and fall away

rise
and fall away

 

 

Pastel December 2014

Light

sprinkle sunshine
spread love
thick as jam on toast
listen like an open sky
embrace like there is nothing else in the world
you’d rather be doing

Flowers –  SDP

Moon Light

moon rise
bright globe in the twilight sky
silent promise of light
to guide us into dreams
that wake our true nature

 

 

Photo October 2013 SDP