I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU

In the quiet darkness just before dawn

before even birds begin singing,

all that can be heard

is the silent prayer of longing

to be lifted close enough

to God’s mouth to clearly hear

what he is always saying,

“I love you, I love you, I love you”.

GOD'S BEST ADVICE

GOD’S BEST ADVICE

The air begins to crackle 

with the rising heat,

Like animals fleeing an oncoming Tsunami

the little ones sense it first.

There is nothing they can do but

Tremble inside as they attempt

To divert the attention to themselves.

They try desperately to be funny,

cute, clever or needy.

Failing that they may be bad while knowing

You will forgive them

Before you ever forgive each other.

Putting his big, bright, frightened face

Between his mother and me he suggests,

“Forgive”

“Give in,” says the brother,

From the mouths of babes,

From the hearts of babes,

Issues God’s best advice.

HOLY ODOR

HOLY ODOR

 The emptiness within me

Is me, missing my own presence

while I am off on this endless

 wild goose chase for wholeness.

 God is apparent.

Time and again

sacred flowers bloom 

around and within me.

I close my eyes,

I smell the fragrance 

of my own

divinity.

HOME SWEET HOME

HOME SWEET HOME

My ear to a cloud

Listening for directions,

Wondering which way the wind blows.

A bell tolls..

Don’t ask for who,

There is no body here but you.

You knew this,

But forgot again.

With your inhale hope returns,

With the exhale stillness and peace.

There was never any place to go,

was there?

You have always been home,

You have always been home.

COVERT ADVICE

COVERT ADVICE FROM A FATHER TO A SON

It’s an interesting game 

this thing we call life

it will challenge and bring you 

to struggles and strife

we forget who we are

in our need to belong

we abandon ourselves

to be part of the throng

some get it right

but most have it wrong

unite with your own self

and sing your own song

there’s a way to connect

without losing your head

choose sometimes to follow

when you trust where you’re led

through kind hearted actions

and not what is said

your soul is your own

so be sure it gets fed

don’t sell out for the pleasures

that come and then go

keep in sight of the light

don’t get lost in the glow

or seduced by the ego 

what you think that you know

be true to yourself and 

don’t play tell and show

surrender desires

and go with your flow

wash yourself of yourself

be like melting snow

come back to your wholeness

there is no where to go

remember that this 

hide and seek is a game

keep sight of your truth

don’t forget why you came

we are all so unique

yet we still are the same

don’t be held back by fear

or hidden by shame

don’t get lost in your ego

and kidnapped by fame

account for your choices

there’s no one to blame

through the valleys and shadows

hold tight to one name

be it allah or yahweh

mohammed or christ

hindi or buddha

or yoda, the force

they are all the same god

all from the same source

it was fun to go rhyming

and play with the words

this poem is profound

and this poem is absurd

a fathers advice

by a son can’t be heard

so step into your own shoes

away from the herd

listen hard for your hearts voice

become your own Nerd.