Circle of Joy

Vitality I have
Given by the trees
Bursting with life
Strong and steady
Testament to recurring youth

Tranquility I have
Wading in the water
Reflecting upon the shore
Dripping from the sky
Rippling through time

Freedom I have
In the vastness of the sky
Twinkling each night
Glowing all day long
Refreshingly endless

Creativity I have
Colored by the flowers
Dancing in the wind
Bursting into life
Uniquely, beautifully splendid

Confidence I have
Like mountains standing proud
Jutting into the sky
Daring us to climb
Statuesquely weathered

Abundance I have
In earthly delights
Apple, mango, blueberry groves
Avocado trees and kale
Mother Earth is nurturer

Humility I have
Crashing thunderous sky
Tsunami flood reminders
Tornadic slap upon my wrist
Sheer Godliness of birth

Loveliness I have
A sharing of the joy
Honoring with life
Unity with all
Embraced by everything.

Dawn

Your face

In the morning

Lined by nothing but the sun

and that stubble that says "I worked for this

this life I have for you."

Your eyes

Glinting like a river in the fall

Golden and deep

Promising a rich tomorrow

full of giggles and magical fingertips

Your heartbeat

Beneath chest plated with iron and love

Makes mine swell

And my eyes

Become an ocean

and the moon

is our purpose.

Stillness

Journey with me! Let's go

Everywhere that no one's been.

Race you to the top of the world

Ending up in moonlit sea

Making love 'till sunrise lights

Your eyes.

Dance with me

Until the music stops; then just

Be

Everything you are.