THANK YOU NOTE FOR THE BIRD

you don’t need a fairy
to carry you, bird.
you fly fine on your own.
and i don’t need an angel
to heal the hurt.
i just need your song.

SOUL'S SOUNDS

her voice like
her guitar was
out of tune
so she turned
the notes
to shades of gray
and the sky bloomed
songs like drums
and thunder.

faith played
a holy song
through her.
she gave God
her music,
off-key,
but still
beautiful
as any other
love song for Him.
she knew nothing
about lyrics,
only that the universe
seeks those willing to sing.

ROOTS AND SEEDS

to mention them all
would take a lifetime.
here are just a few:
tulip, tomato, woman,
river, camel, whale,
raindrop, star, bird,
pearl, lion, cloud,
tree, beetle, moon…

if you were to search
within each one
and search within again
and again and again,

farther than any microscope
could go, you would be amazed
to find every atom swirling
around and around and around
the One. within you is a root
going back to Him that contains
the answer to every secret,
the remedy for every doubt.
the heartbeat of everything
in the universe. you, alone,
would be nothing if you knew
you are not you, but a God-seed
of the eternal Truth.