My Baby's Smile

 

my baby's smile
has no name
there is no other
quite the same

my baby's smile
is really cute
is where planted love
takes root

my baby's smile
melts all anger
into warm tears
of laughter

my baby's smile
erases pain
shows me how
to live again

even her eyes
know how to smile
inviting you
to stay awhile

Opening

 


as tight as a bud
waiting for the sun
you never came
so I blossomed
in my own Light

Hourglass Love

 

how was I to know
that lovers frozen in time
could never break the glass
of their limited love
their sandy feelings falling
into a pile of moments passed

that lovers frozen in time
could break the glass
scatter their sandy feelings far and wide
expand their hearts to love
a baby girl and her grandmother

that an hourglass narrows
the path of travel
of reaching those places
untouched by time

Mothers and Daughters

She dresses you in the outfits and expressions that never fit her.

She can move mountains, but not if they get in your way.

A mother's rock of responsibility is a daughter's feather of freedom.

Stand like a tree

stand like a tree
bend like grass
know the difference

Quick Fix

 


give me a drug
to numb the pain
so I can start
to heal again
don’t show me things
I want to hide
don’t tell me healing
begins inside
show me the way
the truth, the light
some other day
but not tonight
if you tell me wellness
is in my own hands
then how can I keep
making demands?