Alert

Soon the winter snows be gone

The better for the older folks

No more slipping, sliding, falls

The sun returns, as we behold

The days return to longer ones

And the earth awakens with green

The flowers poke through the ground

Happy crocus, purple and yellow

Therefore we can declare

The new year of earth’s life cycle

Coming soon and coming fast

The blessings of spring on alert

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All About

Days of longer length slide into place

As the winds of warmer weather come

The night lifts its petticoat

And all the sky urges a smile

Soon enough the darkness surrounds us

But it is like a blanket:  comfy, soft

It encourages our dreams to lift off

Both our waking and sleeping ones

And where they will take us depends

Upon the energy we can muster

To usher them to our fondest expectations

Telling the world who we are

And what we are all about

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Today

Even in winter the sun shines

Bright with a sky so blue

Not a cloud to be seen

And a breeze that flutters the flag

Your energies surge on this day

Such a flight of life that follows

The immense joy in the heart

And a gift of life is renewed

How the universe knows when you need it

Beyond the balance in our eyes

Combined with the warming of days

How we feel the soaring of Light

As we absorb all the goodness

Life is renewed yet today

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Unknown

The unknown creeps into our lives

Like a cat crouching for its prey

And we are not likely to appreciate

The hidden meaning or intention therein

As it winds its way into oblivion

Our eyes are wide open, we trust

That the Light will find its way

As it moves in any direction

Giving warning to the dark recesses

Of the stranger’s mind

Suppose, then, that we call upon our gifts

To be wary of the newness of the unknown

As we reach out for the darkness

And carry its blessings home

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Begin Again

The words spoken come forth with anger

In the heart rests the best intentions

Though some will hide their truth inside

Others wear it on their sleeves

And we must tell the difference

As best we can, as best we can

Touching the souls of the electorate

Touching the hearts of each person

Touching the future and pulling it along

As best we know how, as best we know how

Each person must put forth his effort

To discern the truth and what’s best

For all of our fellows, fat and thin

Richer, poorer, life everlasting

And now we need to begin again

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Of Winter

Snowflakes, like bits of lace

Parachute from the sky

Ambling gently on a breathless sky

Covering the ground at a slow pace

And I, full of dreams and hopes,

Watch the world become blanketed

In white, once again to sleep

To grace us with rest and comfort

The chill Earth lies beneath

Expecting to become paused

Largely frozen in the stupor

Of winter

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Breeze

A gentle breeze blows and the flag ripples

A momentary bluster makes the flag twist

Until it finally turns on itself

Wrapping itself around the flagpole

Writhing as the wind continues

And how do we become aligned 

With the mainstream of thought

How do we free our precious banner

With a consensus of desires

Will the most votes come to understand

The majority rules, if it rules

Soon enough, with the pressure of wind

The flag works its way loose, free

A perfect wave in a gentle breeze

Perhaps this will give us hope

That the nation this flag represents

Will come to compromise and free itself

As the world watches and wonders

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Clear Eyes

The day’s events play out like a melodrama

He said this, she said that, tempers flare

Altogether too much time worrying

Over politics that no one trusts

Even the weather is treacherous 

In these troubling times

We cannot believe the news on TV

We cannot imagine a time when we might

Our very life’s blood waxes and wanes

Like so many cycles of the moon

The ebb and flow of the waters

Amount to many lost homes and havens

What can we count on in our lives

That gives us an ounce of security

And yet we have our doubts on many things

And we aren’t sure we see with clear eyes

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