Tag Archives: poetry

The Dance of the Soul

Posted on September 1, 2013 by debbiej1111

I have loved in life and I have been loved. I have drunk the bowl of poison from the hands of love as nectar, and have been raised above life’s joy and sorrow. My heart, aflame in love, set afire … Continue reading →

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Birdwings

Posted on August 13, 2013 by debbiej1111

Your grief for what you’ve lost lifts a mirror up to where you’re bravely working. Expecting the worst, you look, and instead, here’s the joyful face you’ve been wanting to see. Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. … Continue reading →

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Now is the Time

Posted on June 7, 2013 by debbiej1111

Now is the time to know That all that you do is sacred. Now, why not consider A lasting truce with yourself and God. Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just … Continue reading →

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Falling

Posted on May 18, 2013 by debbiej1111

Sky Circles The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door there is devastation Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn that? They fall, and falling, they’re given wings. I have watched many birds … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on April 25, 2013 by debbiej1111

What is it about snow that brings magic? As snow falls delicately from the sky there is a certain mystery to it and magic. I can easily be transported and become a child again standing in the midst of the … Continue reading →

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Life

Posted on April 17, 2013 by debbiej1111

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear … Continue reading →

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The Sky Hunter

Posted on April 15, 2013 by debbiej1111

Keep Ringing the bell, Playing the tamboura, calling for Him. For you Have touched something holy inside With your spirit-body And now your eyes look broken Without His sacred presence near. The heart is like that: blessed and ruined Once … Continue reading →

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The Woman In the Glass

Posted on April 4, 2013 by debbiej1111

When you get what you want as you struggle for self And the world makes you queen for a day, Just go to the mirror and look at yourself, And see what that woman has to say. For it isn’t … Continue reading →

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It Felt Love

Posted on March 16, 2013 by debbiej1111

How Did the rose Ever open its heart And give to this world All its Beauty? It felt the encouragement of light Against its Being, Otherwise, We all remain Too Frightened. Hafiz

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Emptiness

Posted on March 15, 2013 by debbiej1111

Despair? No Emptiness. Heartache? No Emptiness. Grief? No Emptiness. For I have felt all these, made them part of my being, released them and now all that remains is emptiness. It is as if someone has pierced my heart, dug … Continue reading →

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