Gentle murmurings of Godness

Cicadas sing more sweetly: singing out, day and night
Autumn releases her melodies that always give delight
The days are so much shorter and the night is awful long
Yet my heart will sing out softly its own poetic song

The grass is slowly dying ..the geese are flying away
The earth is slowly preparing for the cold and wintry day
Everything everywhere's quieting beneath the changing time
Ah..how much .. I liked to escape it: the news,the hate, the crime..

So my soul will go away ..running, from all the things around
And immerse itself inside them..the silences that I've found
Listening to the gentle murmurings of Godness deep within
I will see the world around me as God colors it with His spin.

Autumness

The leaves are, all, turning ..around me..as they are falling down
Every tree around me has some Autumn-ness..some dying-ness all around
The squirrels are, all of them,  scampering..gathering their wintry stash
While every creature is carefully planning out some place for seasonal hash...

Temperatures are doing their changing-ness ..from the hot to the cold again
Soon they will all be evened out...once the Fall season has settled all in
Colorful though it may be..the Autumn.. carries  a disturbing lull
And the beautiful-ness of Spring and Summer are replaced with a somber dull

So I sit here, watching it happening: the seasonal changing of days
And I  try with all that is within me.. to grasp ..the universe's ways
For everything around me, has its purpose-ness.. the delightful and the drab
Beauty can be found inside  the most obvious but also in the most poorly clad

Here for you ..

True Love

Let me touch your fingers, and hold your hand
Let me show you I'm listening and  understand
All of  your hurting ..and all of your pain
Let them flow..right here.. and freely drain

Yes.. I'm here for you ...whatever you need
A friend; a companion; a calming sea..
We've  been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is  more than talk

Come rest right here and be at peace
There are no judgments between you and me..
We've had our memories..the good..the bad
Our times together are  the best we've had

Yes.. I'm here for you..whatever you need: 
A friend; a companion; a calming sea...
We've been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is more than talk

And when  you're lonely and feeling down
And troubles and trials are all around
Remember I'm waiting and will always be
Your friend..your companion .. your calming sea.

Yes.. I'm here for you..whatever you need: 
A friend; a companion; a calming sea...
We've been together and walked the walk
Our care for each other is more than talk

Everything's connected

The darkness is still lingering..and the quietness is all around.
Morning is now entering..with all of her most amazing sound.
Birds are, all singing and the breezes are letting us hear:
All of the world's  melodies, from places that are far and near..

We can hear it the beautifulness and we can hear  the whimpering..
The sounds of so much happiness and  of those who   shout and scream
In all of the elements and in  all of the sun's golden beams
All of the earth's inhabitants can be heard in the echoing...

We cannot begin to understand it..all of our  bondedness
With all of our world around us: and with all  earth's inhabitants
How we are, all of us..participants: the causes and the effects
Of everything we are witnessing: we need time of reflectiveness

So, stop now and think awhile.. slow down, and hear this all
We are, all of us..a continuation of our Great Creator's call
We can become the cooperative ones: those who really care
Or   we can become the destructive ones.... those who are sowing despair

Morning minuet..

I hear the birds, they start to plead
"Give us, give us..all our seed"
Chirping ..pecking ..dancing too
Doing all that they need  to do

Cardinals, sparrows... robins too
Looking intensely: this they do
Hoping that I'll make my way
With some treats for them today

Spreading out their seed so sweet
I watch them watching though discreet
Once I'm done and I go in
They're morning feasting can begin

I love to watch them; yes, I do
All the creatures ..passing through:
Big ones; small ones; those unseen
Everything creating a Godly scene

Seasonal change

Cloudy skies, all, cool the air
The Autumn winds are blowing everywhere
Soon the leaves will drop and change
And environmental scenes will rearrange

Birds will sing out ...squirrels too;
But some will leave... we know its true:
For the weather, with winds: so cold;
Will challenge ones and the old

With all these changes we can see
God is still present  and will always be
A Presence for all in  the  heat or snow
His beautifulness will always  glow

So we can see it; if we try
All the loveliness of the sky
In the winter or in the fall
God is still  breathing His breath for all...

Pause

Consider each second, each moment, each day
Feel all the molecules that are slipping away
Breathe in every droplet of oxygen in the air
Listen intently to everything everywhere...

Pause for a moment, for  a second; for an hour
Let in every element every mineral every flower
Close down every impediment every barrier,,every noise
Let in without resistance all the Heavenly envoys

See now these challenges; these missions; this plan
Laid out before you in sky sea and land
Whispering with reverence, the wishes of  One
We hear it in everything how everything's begun..

And I hear them...

Knocking on the door of my ever awakening heart
Words and rhymes are readying to get their  start
Making her adjustments to the molecules and  to the air
Mother earth is singing out to everyone everywhere

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Before I can even start my morning rituals and routine
I hear the buzzing of the words that are subtle and  serene
They dance and dance and lift me up in ponderings deep inside
Until I can type them up and share the meanings that they hide

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Too often we are too busy to stop and hear  the whispering
Echoing through the trees and birds and everything
Humming out the words for us to hear and join along
Mother earth is giving us hope and love and endless song

And I hear them all the words I'm supposed to say
Lining up in the most magnificent and organized way
Whispering to me as they sing to me with loveliness
Everything around me is crying out: God is in this everythingness

Who are you ???

Are you fake or are you real
Can you tell me how you feel
Are you acting .. are you you
Tell me tell me what is true

Are you selfish full of pride
Are you generous with your time
Are you Christian.. are you not
Does it matter what you've got

Are you a follower..afraid to walk
Apart from those with foolish talk
Choosing goodness ...choosing right
Can you choose these: be the light?

What's your anthem what's your song
Can you sing ..without singing  along
Are you liberated are you free
Tell me truly..who you be

Asthmatic Moment

The air seems thick..it's hard to breathe
My lungs inflate but haven't relief
Labored and challenged they are so sore
I inhale and exhale and long for.. more..

The temperature's .. ungodly: it's hot inside
The fans they run and create a tide
Of air-lets that enter through an open vent
But this mugginess is awful ..it won't relent

Like armies all mounting to bring me down
Hundreds of molecules are jumping around
Carrying their humidity and carrying their heat
The outcome seems obvious but won't defeat

For like moments,  so many;  so vast; so wide..
God's Heavenly angels are with me inside
Breathing in newness and breathing in air
God is my Helper and Giving me care

Who'll stop this storm

Tears fall from my eyes
As I look to the skies..
Whirlwinds galore
Shake up the earth's floor

Flooding and rain
Destruction and pain
Ride on through the day:
Dorian's making his way

Behind us already
Our sister,  unsteady
Is struggling to stand
Bahamas..sweet land

United in prayer
People everywhere
Petition and plead
Oh God intercede...

See how he keeps going?
Dorian keeps throwing:
The oceans, the breeze;
The houses and trees.,.

Enough is enough
Stop doing this stuff
Go away.... go away
Leave us alone.. we pray

A hurricane keeps crawling

Tragedy and destruction are airing before our eyes
A hurricane keeps crawling and darkening all our skies
Powerfully uprooting and blowing it all  away
Dorian, we see you ..and are hoping you will not stay

The Bahamas,  all shattered,  still have you all around.
You batter and bash them and bellow with great sound
You're upsetting and heartless and leave a terrible mark:
Oh Dorian, we beg you, please don't leave us in the dark

The headlines are many and the weatherman can only guess
The path you are undertaking ..it's like a game of chess
You break through every barrier and catch us unaware
We cannot overcome you, you're too much for us to bear..

We plead now, with the Heavens, with the God who made us all:
Please stop it ..this monster..that continues to churn and crawl
We've had it; it's too much: we don't know where to turn
Oh God, of all created; what lessons, must we learn