Hollow Halls

Brilliance spills forth
from eyes full of light, life and love -
magic takes flight as your warmth ebbs and flows
creating a forcefield of kindness, security
that shields my existence - it is that which draws me in
though, there are those times when the radiance escapes,
sets sail to parts untraveled, unknown and
the windows to your soul draw their shades
I am left to enter the seemingly hollow vestibule
of your seemingly distant heart through a darkened doorstep - your eyes -
and walk the lonely corridors, seeking answers
to questions unknown in echoes of confusion coupled with fear
though I search and wait in hopes of rounding that corner
and arriving in the chiming presence of long laughter
where I may bask in the glow of love safe and serene....
I pace and I pray, may your brilliance shine again.

The Walk

I'm on this walk

this journey through time

where I exist only in the eyes

of the sincere observer

but there are so few,

so few who choose to see

and look for my truth

it is there for the knowing

but is that only knower me

I walk through days stormy

and welcome days serene

I make it one step at a time

as I free myself of judgment

and the sudden misfortune

of black coal actions and choices

that cast fire upon my

thoughts and perceptions

leaving me solo to clear the ashes

and nurse wild burns

of ego controlled actions

I concentrate - fully aware

of each step, each breath

as I walk, though

there are those times

when I must walk - alone

Book Launch Sale!!

Fellow Bloggers!!

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Hugs,

Noelle

Forgiveness is a Gift of Peace...to Yourself!

The power of forgiveness
beams within as a gift -
a gift from my friend, the Universe
it wasn't asked for, but I give
it freely just the same as insanity,
that symptom of underlying fear
spoke volumes to my existence,
my very way of life at that moment
I judge not for no judgment is needed
I see it for what it was -
a paradigm for conditioning,
hard wiring that was not meant for me
I forgive and I let go, I accept
and that shame placed upon me
dissappears into sweet freedom,
that freedom I call peace
the serene bliss that exudes
is a testament to my soul,
the soul I thought I lost when
I pounced back at the claws
of insanity, disgrace
these moments are mine as
I watch, I know, I am aware
I have arrived home....

Meditation

I have eluded fear, insanity
this heart may mend
though somewhere deep within
I vascillate between
confusion and consciousness
once again I relax, meditate
for signs, for hope to guide
me past the disgust and sadness
that spill forth as a result
of those choices we made,
those choices that haunt
I mark this almost celebratory day
by a theme of healing
as I light my candles
I bestow a wish upon each
warm, flickering flame
forgiveness, rejuvenation, cleansing

Control

just a body exists here now
a heart left out on the road
separated - I tried to save it
or maybe it was trying to save me
though, I still feel its pain
as you drove over it
your car screeching as it slid
you might have dragged
it up over that curb
I think I'll leave it out there
probably nothing left of it now
I wonder, would we still be
on our way...
if control hadn't
come in to play?

flight

See you sometime

this bird's taking flight
here or there, it'll all end up
the same, that's right

sadness, scars - long since
dried up tears
no more twice over looks
no more snickers and jeers

ready to feel the sun and
the breeze through my hair
don't try to catch me, I'm
flyin too fast now, I swear

making my way finally
to the other side of the rainbow
that dream has long since been mine,
did you care, did you know