“Ok River, it’s time for sleep,” Mom said, leaning over to kiss my head. “But I’m not sleepy Mom!” I protested. “I’m wiiide awake!” “Well it’s time to become sleepy River,” Mom said in that way of hers, like she winked without winking, moving toward the door. “Wait Mom! You said you would tell me… Continue reading Healing the Earth; a bedtime story
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“Tell Me What You Feel”
“Tell me what you feel” You press my hand to your heart I feel your aliveness There is nothing to fear I stand at the precipice Of myself Preparing to plunge Through the lake of mirrors Emerging in unbroken sky Of unfamiliar hue This labor I undertake With all of me For all of you… Continue reading “Tell Me What You Feel”
My Bed has Become an Island
My bed has become an island We are washed ashore there Ragged and drenched The pounding surf recedes In our ears birdsong reminds us We are alive In ecstasy we clutch the ground The blanket folds Wrinkled sand Kissing your mouth I kiss Earth And she is here Divine mother gathering us In arms of… Continue reading My Bed has Become an Island
The River
In the shower the water rushes over my shoulders as it did earlier, when I sat in the bowl of a small waterfall and let the chill gush take my breath away. In the river, I crawled like a creature; I enticed my lover as a fairy might, arranging my body in pools of sunlight… Continue reading The River
Queen of Elves 