Inner Beauty

Deep inside of me
My true self I can see
Standing in a mirror
The image is so clear
She radiates a glow
That someday I will show
As she steps out of the glass
We merge as one at last

Once the child is found
We travel all around
From star to star we fly
No need to question why
It is here that I belong
Where I can sing my song
Floating so high and free
My heart is filled with glee

As we return from our flight
The two are in my sight
Together in the mirror
These parts of me so dear
As I start to say goodbye
A shimmer catches my eye
My inner self is beaming
The light within her is streaming
Her wings are open wide
Stretched out on either side

What a gift to let me see
This wondrous part of me
I know she will always be there
When I need some love and care
I no longer need to hide
This treasure I've kept inside

10/12/14

Fall Day

The ground is wet from the night's rain
Dampness permeates the air
A puddle reflects the image it sees as clear as in a mirror

The sun is shrouded in a cloak of grey clouds
as if protected by a shield 
while it cuts the night and dimly comes alight

The plants drink their fill from their thirsty roots
The leaves stick to the pavement
as if glued in a colorful collage

Fall is upon us as it seeps into our lives
The changing seasons bring their varied gifts
Each day a new surprise

9/29/14
Inspired by another early morning walk in my favorite park

My Truth

           My SOUL
        feels trapped
    in this overweight
             BODY

         It yearns to 
          B R E A K 
        THROUGH
           all these 
        layers of fat

    At times it feels 
                             
           FREE

   from its 
       chains 
            of 
         flesh

  When it can 

    LIVE 
               in the 
                            MOMENT
                and 
    take 
              a 
                      DEEEEEEP
                                              BREEEEEEAAAAAATHHH

    I do not recognize
            this 
         IMAGE
     in the mirror

My SPIRIT seeks 
                                 RELEASE
from the BURDENS that I bear

PAIN, SORROW, LONELINESS
HATRED, ANGER, FEAR
have filled this vessel
until it begged for MERCY

HABITS started CHANGING
as each burden was released
The years of NEGLECT
were BEGINNING to fade

The BODY is the TEMPLE
of this SOUL upon the Earth
It needs CARE and COMPASSION
to truly HEAL from its wounds

With each HEALTHY choice I make
A TRIMMER me SHINES through
              
              I FEEL 
   what I will become
               I SEE 
 the vision of what can 
                 BE

  I know I can attain it
  To break these chains 
            and set 
         MY SOUL 
            FREE
         
               To       
        FINALLY
  look in the mirror
          and see
   MY TRUE SELF
    staring back at
            ME

My Sweet Girl

Gwendolyn so very dear,
I love it when you come so near;
Hugging me so very tight,
Loving me with all your might.

Sweet kisses daily do you give,
Providing reason for me to live.
Your precious smile lights up my day,
More than words could ever say.

When you yell "Mommy" as I return,
It is a prize I could never earn.
Each night that I softly sing you to sleep
Is a precious memory for me to keep.

I watch each day as you grow,
My pride for you more than you know.
Please take your time, don't grow too fast,
So we can make these moments last.

You are my mirror, my “mini me”,
As I imagine the woman you will grow to be.
Your spirit is wonderful, a sight to behold;
I joyously await to see it unfold.

Stay as special as you are today,
Don't change who you are in any way;
You are a treasure, a gem, a pearl;
You will always be my sweet little girl.

                                                                  MAL 7/6/13