When did?

When did strength become a weakness?
When did important become irrrelevant?
When did independent become dependable?
When did comfort become an impediment?

When did having everything
Become having nothing at all?
When did rising
Become unto a triumphant fall?

When the soul parted ways with the mind
And the body was left in a bind
When the contradiction between thought and action
Became a paralyzing distraction

Taiwanese in DongGuan

round table a few feet from the ground,
little plastic red stools surround,

good company and wild dogs amidst,
view of o'er the mountain rain and mist,

...chopsticks, tea, and small spoon
taiwanese meal under the moon

a variety of dishes including soup with chicken feet
to close the day of much humidity and heat

Thank You.

Someone recently told me...

"You're amazing...don't think for a second you are single because of something in you."

I needed to hear it.

Ya Baha! Thank the Lord for loving friends to put me in check and provide perspective. Thank you!

Time

Time flies by
Who would have known
Wink of mine eye
Flowers grew, seeds sewn

Grandmother just turned 70
Daughter about to be 3
Mother doesn't look a day over 40
Me, I'm comfortably 23

Take care, stay strong
Dream big, think long
Into the future, you may or may not see
It is quite simply, one big mystery.

Together We Walk

Our souls, wedded to Joy
Our minds, united in one common Ploy
Our hearts, bound to Thy Cause
Walking with Haste, No time to Pause.

Standing tall, Facing forward,
With confidence, Marching onward
With each stride, We go strong
With each mile, We go long.

By day, we walk our separate ways
By night, the separation becomes a haze
To be near would be far too easy
Distance, a welcome challenge, believe me.

Adventure, to say the least
Assured, we will conquer our every feat
As we climb, we carry with us mounting hope
Will we stop? Even for a moment? Nope!

Take Heed and Proceed

At the hour of dawn, I awake from my rest
And turn to listen to your every behest
Twas you that enlightened my dreams
Twas me that read between the seams
An idea and a thought stirred
The divine call rang out to be heard
I took my first step spinning reflection into action
I reached out my hand and insisted in your interaction
You asked me to take heed and in the sweetest of tone
You assured me to proceed and that I'd never be alone

Bird

Like a bird... She couldn't have said it better

Not a care and not a fetter

With wings spread far and wide

A swoop, a soar, a glide

Connecting souls, connecting tales

In glory, he rarely ever fails

Selfless devotion,

Momentum and motion

Drives the bird to flight

Soaring at great height

Will continue... (that's all for now folks!)

Black Shoes.

She wore black shoes

He watched as she made her moves

One step at a time she walked

Puttin beats in his rhyme he gawked

She wore black heels

The sort that healed

The sores that had been made before

With a glance she opened his every door

She wore black boots

She climbed ladders and slid down shoots

He helped her up, he saw her fall

He prayed she'd never cry or bawl.

HE

He reached out his hand for me to hold and hugged me
He whispered in my ear "Isn't she Lovely!"
A gentle reminder of the #1 priority
A call to join the mother/daughter sorority

He never left my side
He was always along for the ride
Through trials and tribulations
Through pains and commiserations

He guided me in the right direction
He heated my soul with a mighty convection
Made me unto a brilliant star and a radiant light
Gave me the wings that would allow me to take flight

He is the one I thanks every day
He is the one to who I kneel and pray
He is the only one who can truly hear my call
He is the only one who could ever make me fall

Once Upon a Glorious Time

I thought I had it figured out
I thought I knew
Realizing now I definitely did not
Have the slightest clue

Listen as I share
Lend an ear, show you care
As I tell the story
Of a pair once in their glory

A nightingale flew overhead
The sweetest of songs could be heard from his bed
As he lay frozen in awe
He watched as she swooped and to high heights did soar

Her tale he believed may not yet have been told
Attracted, her character he decided to explore and unfold
He would discover the mysteries hidden behind her eyes
As he uncovered the bright smiles hidden behind her sighs

Her wings broken and frail
Yet her confidence would not allow her to fail
A vision so clear and defined
A persistence so apparently refined

Underneath each wing a prayer
Between each song, a breath of fresh air
Without a doubt, he simply knew
The destination towards which she flew

Closely he followed with his eyes
As he watched her triumph tests upon tests in the skies
But more so he listened with his ears
And wished he could listen to her for years upon years

She saw from a distance, his eyes fixed upon her gaze
She glanced around and all that once was became a haze
Had he heard her every note?
And read every word she had wrote?

Suddenly she spiraled down and fell to the ground
His heart skipped a beat, he lowered his head and frowned
What happened to her graceful flight?
How could I not see her daily plight?

His mind spun, his vision blurred
He did not know what had occurred
How could she have failed to soar?
It had seemed that open, for her, was every door?

Without difficulties, without a single test
She explained that success was better left to rest
Without trials, without an obstacle to defeat
She would prefer to give up and take a seat

To be continued...