Silent giants Watch with their impassive faces As we scurry about Important in our busywork Forgetting to turn our faces Up to the sky They shelter us From our fiery star And guard the rivers That wind in a journey Beneath their arms They stand in a dance A forest of ancestors Here for a … Continue reading Redwood
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The Sun and the Moon #MondayBlogs
The sky has two true loves And sometimes they share her arching sphere With one expansive embrace She can hold all within her heart With still more love to give The sun and the moon Share the sky During midnight sun falls And early moonrises As northern summer Reaches beyond the horizon The sky blankets … Continue reading The Sun and the Moon #MondayBlogs
A Road Home
For all of the blue Mondays That passed in less than a blink The steps to home remain the same The memory of where I played Chasing fireflies through late dusks And the familiar faces from then to now The ache of those we miss Fades into the gratitude Of togetherness And the joys of … Continue reading A Road Home
Waterlilies
Roots tangle unplanted A safety for the lazy swimmers below Screening the sunlight away From cooler depths And setting the bees to humming They dance along the surface Distracted by reflected flowers Sipping water Instead of nectar Fish tease the surface Peering between leaves A bright orange flash And then nothing And the flowers stretch … Continue reading Waterlilies
Homeward ~ #MondayBlogs
Feet will be planted Setting roots Where they find all they need A world in motion Life in every molecule Dancing to a rhythm That guides the planet Our naked feet Take the pulse Of every living thing Reconnected We are stars And skies And every bright light Only forgotten In the noise And distraction … Continue reading Homeward ~ #MondayBlogs
Confinement
We aren't the ones Who placed ourselves Inside the box Judgment has done that for us Solitude can be a balm And soothe the spirit with quiet When it is a choice And a calm reflection But that solitude can slip Into isolation A confinement away Degrading us into the lesser It is always simpler … Continue reading Confinement
Fortune Smiles #wwwblogs
A dance headed out To northern skies Holding sunset At the tip of a wing A siege of cranes Appearing in silence Moving past us Ghostly and then gone A simple wish Cast across The deep blush Of dying day Leaving wonder In their wake ~ Caroline A. Slee
The Skin You’re In #wwwblogs
It's important to love yourself. No matter your size or shape or scar tissue - loving yourself is so crucial to a healthy life. But sometimes, on that path, we have to readjust our vision. It's not just aging, but illness and stress and those moments of realizing your strength/endurance aren't what they used to … Continue reading The Skin You’re In #wwwblogs
Winding
Solitary miles Stretch before and behind So many short journeys To carry me Everywhere A meditation A prayer A daydream Fueled by a fire I cannot explain Opening my eyes To see anew And wrap myself Into the air Fully alive ~ Caroline A. Slee
Momentary Magic #MondayBlogs
Early nightfall Broken By a thousand wishes To carry dreams Heavenward With radiant joy Childlike faith Cradles us Quickly forgotten But returning When we need it most The magic We hide inside A memory Brought to life - Caroline A. Slee