This is It, Ready for Love

--IA--
I am ready for love
Why you hiding from me?
With a wink, nudge, and shove
A hint for you to join me
--IA--

--MJ--
It is clear in my heart
That you're very near
I have played out my part
To me you're so dear
--MJ--

--IA--
I am sensing your spirit
With each breath that I take
With each action I feel it
I can't make a mistake
--IA--

--MJ--
Tell me your story
And I'll lend you my ear
You speak with glory
With no doubt or no fear
--MJ--

--IA--
This truth that he speaks
It spreads o'er lands
Such havoc it wreaks
Making both foes and fans
--IA--

--MJ--
You should stay, by my side
By the laws you will abide
Take my hand, lead the way
I will listen to all that you say
--MJ--

--IA--
I am ready for love
Won't you please take my hand
I reached out above
Knowing you'd understand
--IA--

--MJ--
It is you that I think of
As I lay down my head
In my dreams you did linger
As I rose from my bed
--MJ--

--IA--
I was ready to rise
With you by my side
As I opened my eyes
With happiness I cried
--IA--

--MJ--
Reaching out my arms
Falling down to the floor
Sounding the alarms
On knees I did implore
--MJ--

--IA--
Possess a pure heart
Be a radiant light
Join the line at the start
Get ready to fight
--IA--

--MJ--
This is it, here I stand
Knowing you surely understand
I am here, here and now
It is clear as I take my bow
--MJ--

--IA--
I am ready for love
Both the joys and the pains
A broken winged dove
Perseverance remains
--IA--

Couldn't Have Stated It Any Better!

As I sit here and listen to India Arie's "Ready for Love" -- I realize I couldn't have stated it better so I might as well make it a part of my blog...

I am ready for love
Why are you hiding from me
I'd quickly give my freedom
To be held in your captivity

I am ready for love
All of the joy and the pain
And all the time that it takes
Just to stay in your good grace
Lately I've been thinking
Maybe you're not ready for me
Maybe you think I need to learn maturity
They say watch what you ask for
Cause you might receive
But if you ask me tomorrow
I'll say the same thing

I am ready for love
Would you please lend me your ear?
I promise I won't complain
I just need you to acknowledge I am here

If you give me half a chance
I'll prove this to you
I will be patient, kind, faithful and true
To a man who loves music
A man who loves art
Respects the spirit world
And thinks with his heart

I am ready for love
If you'll take me in your hands
I will learn what you teach
And do the best that I can

I am ready for love
Here with an offering of
My voice
My Eyes
My soul
My mind

Tell me what is enough
To prove I am ready for love

I am ready


**When I am ready to explain in my own words, I will post my own blog post -- my words -- nothing but the truth in artful expression.

Open The Door

Light shone directly into mine eyes
Fresh breeze brushed by my feet
Although inclined to run
I remained facing and felt the heat

The call had been raised, the trumpets blasted
My ears became keen to the melody that sounded
Although seeming to be in the distance
In an instance I was pleasantly surrounded

Amidst the intense heat
And the incredible beat
Content with my destined feat
I slowly took my seat

Immersed yet aware
I slowly bowed my head
And listened to the words
That had to be said

With the words as my guide
I arose and walked in the very direction
My destination seemingly clear
But indeed a mighty misconception

End of the journey presented a door
The road was to never come to an end
It was clear there was to be much more
Messages to send and services to tend

The necessary ardor
Head raised
A pinch of faith
Lips parted ways

Feeling as if
I could almost soar
At the top of my lungs
Screamed "Open the Door!"

Hiatus

You came, you witnessed, you saw
Nothing at all, your vision has not one flaw
The emptiness blatant
The message latent

Appearing blank, lonely it stood
Statement frank and understood
Busy was an easy cover
For the thoughts that truly did hover

The hazy fog beginning to clear
The lazy blog writer is sincere
Her words confident yet humble
As she attempts to neither stutter nor fumble

If time had been allowed
And rhyme been read aloud
Accent would attract the ears
And words inspire the peers

But alas the time is now
Let not the writer take her bow
And leave, but allow her to speak and listen,
Believe, and let her spirit truly glisten!

Written Whisper

Like writings on the wall, the mind is constantly scribblin
Wanting to tell you all, aristically rhymin and riddlin
Chasing thoughts, racing lines of expression
Seeking naught, not leavin a particular impression

Inspire me, take me to high heights
A fire in me, a spark bringing light to sights
Distantly dreaming, of things seen and unseen
Incredibly seeming, whether mean or serene

A gentle whisper in my ear, a twinkle in my eye
So incredibly sincere, a rare star in my sky
Too precious to elaborate, my little secret not to tell
Few could appreciate, the heaven made out of hell

Our Path

God walks with us
This we should know
As we walk his path
Confidence we will show

Affirmed by the love felt beside
With faithful minds
And joyous hearts
Our journey of service unwinds

Our destiny rolled out before us
Each step unclear
However, at fast pace we stroll
And the vision becomes near

The present, a journey from past to future
A moment in time
Short lived
Reason to write this rhyme

Journey Home

Focus vision...
The purpose defined
The success assured
The responsibility refined
Focus vision...

Trek upwards...
The challenge is to overcome
The test is never done
The peak is heightened
Trek upwards...

Glance back...
The history so clear yet without details
The past so impactful on the future
The prior tests so minor in comparison
Glance back...

Voyage on...
The path God hath prepared
The task hath no end
The road less traveled hath been set forth
Voyage on...

Come home...
The starting point of your journey
The place where your heart remains
The establishment of your family
Come home...

(TBA) -- it's too late to think of titles...

I listened and heard
To every single word
You spoke with tact
Making spiritual contact

Understanding arose
Each line sounding as if from prose
Consistently meaningful
Mind and heart seeming full

Certain the truth was laid bare
I tried to handle with care
Let loose the barriers that had existed
Defense tools with which I had been double fisted

Knowing full well I didn't need to expose
My feelings, they were known, no need to impose
Bashful, yet bold
An apparent strong hold

At peace with the past
The present running by fast
The future unknown, yet with high hope
I remind you rocket fuel is dearer than rope

Blessed by It

Truly blessed
As witness to another test
Dream at hand
Wisdom guides to understand
The past, the present
The moon at half crescent

Light seeps from within
A glow, spectrum so thin
Uniquely alert
Of both the joy and the hurt
The pain and the gain
Pragmatic yet insane

Life does unfold
As the story is told
A glimpse into the past
Makes the present seem to last
The dream will live a life long
As it is heard in each word of each song

Mon ami, Mi amore
It's been heard all before
Guard risen to protect me
No time to rest, no place to be
Other than at home in faith and in spirit
At one without fear from being near It

Reflect

Prayin to reflect
Yearnin to write
Striving to be
At peace, a sense of security
Mind at rest, simple serenity

At night, baby at rest
Lights dimmed low
Reflection at its best
Realization of self
Proves to be a difficult test

Relaxation may be the goal
But tensely racing mind
Takes over body and soul