There are many things on this Earth that make my HEART sing. A
beautiful sunset, children giggling, unexpected miracles, friendship,
unconditional love, the beauty of discovery, tulips ablaze in color, ocean
waves, freedom, free time, creativity, thunderstorms, solitude, great music,
honesty, watching animals in nature, the seasons, the sunshine, love.......
There are also many things on this Earth that make my HEART ache.
Child abuse, animal abuse, cruelty, captivity, disrespect, pollution, greed,
hate, control, dishonesty, apathy, prejudice, injustice, materialism,
poverty, lack of awareness, the idea of ownership, violence, too many roads....
Writing is how I deal with all of these feelings. It helps me
through difficult and glorious times..both. When the feelings are too
overwhelming....I take out my pen and write. Here are a few of these poems
FROM THE HEART!!!!!!!!
In precious moments,
our hearts stand still
For our hearts have been waiting
so long
When the time comes
for Love's precious song
Our hearts stand still
And we listen
And we feel
And we glisten
And we heal
All of our hearts' longings
All of our hearts' joys
All of our hearts' belongings
We listen, and glisten, with Amor
Horses don't like bridles
Collars don't make the dog
How would you like it...
to be jerked around?
Maybe you do
Maybe that's all you know
And the horse too
For BOTH of you
have had your SPIRITS
broken...
HOW DID WE GET SO OFF TRACK?
Hating ourselves as we do...Calling our children BRATS
when they cry, when they are just being children, when they
are just being HUMAN, when they are just BEING.....
WHO THEY ARE
HOW DID WE GET SO OFF TRACK?
Hating our children as we do...Shaking them to stop FEELING
NO,DON'T CRY, DON'T WHINE, DON'T BE LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW
BETTER! You know better? A child knows better than to feel?
The message comes across LOUD AND CLEAR to every little soul.
DO NOT SHOW EMOTION
DO NOT EXPRESS YOURSELF
DO NOT BE WHO YOU ARE
Especially if it's loud and we are in public. Hush, Be Quiet
in the grocery store, in the library, in the church, in the
schools, and even in our own homes....Be Quiet, don't be so
LOUD, so EMOTIONAL, so NEEDY, SO..SO....SO..........
HUMAN!!!!!
And when we hate our children, we hate ourselves
We become numb, repressed followers; never feeling,
never expressing, never loving our humaness or each other...
We become people who HATE
Because we HATE our own human nature
HOW DID WE GET SO OFF TRACK?
Spirit of the Wind
you call...
Open yourself and merge
Swirling around me
caressing my skin
You are me, I am you,
Let's begin...
Our Wind Dance.
You lead to the left
but a faint stir
Steadily building and then..
I face you, we turn,
over and over
again.
You carry me
in a turbulent frenzy
Swirling and swirling...akin
to the waltz, the eon of dances,
pale when compared
to my WIND.
Life can be so beautiful
it stuns you with it's awe
the emerald green of a mallard's head
the way the snow can fall
Life can be so magical
it takes you by surprise
when a stranger grabs your soul
and sees deep within your eyes
Life can be so funny
it throws you on the floor
the way a parrot imitates
you almost beg for more
Life can be so tragic
it covers you in gloom
the mistreatment of our children
it's like a living tomb
Life can be so hopeful
it leads you on and on
a path appears from nowhere
your destiny is won
THIS NEXT POEM IS ABOUT ZOOS...AND KEEPING ANIMALS CAPTIVE FOR OUR
ENTERTAINMENT. IT IS TIME TO REALIZE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE "RIGHT" TO
TREAT ANIMALS AS OBJECTS. THEY ARE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. WE DO NOT
OWN THEM, WE SHOULD NOT ABUSE THEM, WE NEED TO HONOR THEM AND SET THEM FREE!
LET THEM GO PLEASE
They are not yours to keep
they need a life too
oh, it makes me weep
LET THEM GO PLEASE
They have emotions too
they deserve freedom
like me and like you
LET THEM GO PLEASE
This is not educational
a bored, confined creature
for you, it's recreational?
LET THEM GO PLEASE
Release them from their cages
release them from their misery
and the keepers from their wages
LET THEM GO PLEASE
I don't want to hear excuses
like their habitat is dwindling
like we're saving them....it's useless
LET THEM GO PLEASE
They're in prison and you know it
you've justified your system
and convinced us all..except this poet
LET THEM GO PLEASE
I beg of you today
LET THEM GO PLEASE
Let them live in their own way
I WROTE THIS POEM/SONG ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING CHIEF WAHOO
(THE CARICATURE/LOGO OF THE CLEVELAND INDIAN'S BASEBALL TEAM). I ALSO WAS
MOVED TO PROTEST WITH OTHERS AGAINST THIS LOGO...AND THEY ASKED ME TO SING
THIS SONG, WHICH I DID.
When will we hear?
When will we feel?
When will we heal the pain?
You say "it doesn't matter"
You say "you don't care"
You ask "why are they so hurt?"
And I say "that it matters"
And I say "we need to care"
And I say "WE ARE ALL BROTHERS;
THEIR FIGHT, WE SHARE"
We fight Chief Wahoo
And all it represents
We fight the ugly face
Always in our midst
We fight corporate greed
That leads us all like sheep
We fight the apathy
That leaves our people weak
We fight for equality
And a change of heart
We fight for understanding
For people to do their part
We fight against racism
In every subtle form
We fight against the need
To injure, maim, and harm
We fight for human rights
To live in dignity
We fight for respect
We fight for liberty
When will we hear?
When will we feel?
When will we Heal the Pain?
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