From soft moment, breath held tentative Praise rises with, first word sung Hal·le·lu·jah Raised high in song, in but one word, that word His face singing a lifetime I hear. Join with, being with, hearing all, knowing Moments through all of a life, each one Blessing me, sharing…
Unbound
On this morning Where bright wind kisses gentle sky, I wonder where you are now That your voice is no longer…then with a breath I feel air Brought all round the world; From a deep jungle far south, An arid desert to the west, Cold mountains north, Lush forests eastward. And…
My Father Died…
My father David Cooper died April 4, 2018 of Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, which he got from being in downtown Manhattan in the hours, days and weeks following the disaster of 9-11. My dad would remember the hours after, the sky full of white particles, falling like snow, building materials from…
Presence
It happened one morning That tell-tale BEEEP Of the not-beating heart Flat line stretched horror Into that awful moment Creeping in the early Morning corners of creation. A time later she reflected There was a moment When you came Nobody heard what you said Nobody saw what you did But…
Sshhh Quiet Bird
The trees the brook the rocks Smell in the breeze gentle song Creation sung into dawning Drifting then to softer tones dusk Beloved. My beloved. Ahh my beloved. Singing lullaby on wind, the brook, the rocks Whispered in the breeze leaves rustling Laughed across grass, earth, stone Tickled through skin…
Today
Holy one, I pray to you On this day when I walk these halls Give me your ears that hear Your eyes that see Soften my heart and gift my voice The words you would speak to your people Grant me gentle ears that I might hear your stories Whispered…
Ashes
I died today And in the dying The ashes I knew Were scattered Across the way Dust into dust And then all those Hopes and dreams That I had spoken Through all my days Were woven into one Pathway that touched Every life providence Had crossed upon mine And remembrance…
The Dangling Tree
Bulging eyes gaze forth into fate The rope twists and turns gaping hate Embrace the shadows yawning night Surrender forth the bonds of strife Twist and turn from gallows wane The winds of time heart profane For in this edge of self-sacrifice Lies but the symbol of one life Is…
Speak, I Will Hear
When you speak I hear The pitter-patter of little feet And somewhere on the wind God, she giggles For in those words of tongue That emerge from your heart-song I realize once and for all That I have no idea What on Earth you are talking about Still there in…
Heart of the Sun
Today I saw the heart of the sun Myriad colors singing Brilliant dance of billions Each wandering soul touching Singing its own song Casting light into the dawn How far will they go? Every one speaking as its own Yet dancing together as one Light playing across their own way…