D.

Guide Me into an Unclenched Moment
             ( Ted Loder )

Gentle me,
Holy one,
into an unclenched moment,
 a deep breath,
   a letting go,
     of heavy expectancies,
        of shriveling anxieties,
          of dead certainties,
that, softened by the silence,
  surrounded by the light,
    and open to the mystery,
I may be found by wholeness
  upheld by the unfathomable,
    entranced by the simple,
       and filled with the joy
          that is you.

d.

D.

For Rose

(a summer reminisce) 

I sing,

and you laugh

as we dance around the kitchen.

My blue skirt floats about my ankles.

Your smile,

creates similar tickles.

I feel life.

It swells inside my chest

and I laugh from pure happiness.

I feel you in the other room,

seated on the piano bench.

And while I slice zucchini, I sway to your music.

I am most blessed to have you,

Sister. 

A.

i miss the world that used to care about my hopes and dreams, where practical didn't matter, where i could spend my money on happiness.

i miss the little me that felt like she had nothing to lose.

where i believed in the best of people. 

i miss the days of parks, barefoot summers and neighborhood friends. where happiness existed in my own imagination. 

i miss the days when i had a sister.