A Path From Within

Take a moment

quiet yourself

look within

to find the truth

of who you are.

It's a moment

to listen intently

to your heart

discovering the truth

of your feelings.

Bring all

that you find

to the surface

it will guide you

in setting priorities.

From this time

a path will come forth

a map

for your life

now sits before you.

Choosing to follow

the path that emerges from within

makes your decisions in life easy

but to take a path only to please others

will always leave you wanting.

To Dance

All that has gone before

has prepared me for today.

I am not afraid

to step forward

accepting that which is now.

Today is the only time

belonging to me.

No longer will I reside

in yesterday.

I have been given

a brand new beginning

I shall not deny myself

but rejoice in the beauty

of this moment.

I will allow my heart

to be filled with joy.

I will dance again today

as if I were a child.

Summer

The warming of summer

brings new strength to all things,

whether plant

or body

we thrive.

Life itself reaches toward the sun

to capture its rays

in ways that bring

a natural growth.

A growth that benefits all

through the nourishing

of our minds

and bodies.

We take the time now to play

in ways that form bonds

with others

of like desires

and interests.

Summer is not only for the young,

but also for those who are young of heart.

Can We Go Home

Someone once said

you can never go home

but there is a way

when you're quiet and alone.

Ponder the good times

spent with family and friends

replaying them over

back to those days of pretends.

The backyard boxing

or playing right field

there were so many great times

that our memories yield.

Whether jump rope or hop scotch

sometimes playing red light

just having a great time

from morning till night.

Those days of our youth

seemed to change as we grew

all the fun we were having

became something new.

No longer we saw

life quite the same way

responsibilities crept in

as we entered the fray.

The study, the work

these were now on our plates

we were becoming adults

this was always our fates.

Then for our own family

we had to provide and protect

which changed our thought process

so as to never neglect.

All fun seemed to have left us

just as our youth

but in all honesty

this was not really the truth.

While watching our children

our joy would now come

and remembering those days

when we used to have fun.

Once again we would smile

and be missing the groans

as in this wonderful moment

we've returned to our homes.

Elpis

Elpis my friend

I know you're still there

there's no reason for me

now to live in despair.

No matter the evils

sent forth from that box

or the darkness surrounding

I'll pay them no stock.

With all of the spirits

Pandora had freed

you were the only one left

and you're all that I need.

For each new day comes

and I always can cope

because Elpis you're with me

yes your name it means HOPE.

The Course

Haven't written much

and I think I know why,

it's got something to do

with that lovely blue sky.

You see under that sky

sets a scene to behold

offering me the kind of time

that's more precious than gold.

It's that kind of a place

where I can seem to kick back

and a great opportunity

for a time to relax.

The grasses so green

with some sand here and there

a place seen as heavenly

with great nature to share.

The swallows fly round me

as I advance and move on.

The deer also pass by

over there a new fawn.

The turkeys they're courtin'

I'm watching hawks flying by

I keep coming on back

and there's no wondering why.

It's the golf course you know

and it's beckoning me

so it's goodbye for now

I'll be back, you'll see.

Don't Quit

I cared

I had hoped to right a wrong

but never spoke out

my plight was never heard.

To make that difference

and reach the whole

my voice must be heard

and become important to all.

My voice

small and alone as it is

would become drown in a sea of apathy

when trying to address the masses.

To holler and scream

at the top of my lungs

attempting to force others to listen

will only come across as rebellion.

That appearance of rebellion

accomplishes nothing

bringing results contrary to desires.

You see they've never really listened to me.

Stay calm

speak softly

make them lean in to hear,

it is then that they will actually listen.

But if I stay silent

in my attempt to do good

I am sure to fail,

as I've already given up and quit trying.