For Dave,

IF YOU WANT

if you want to fly through space with no wheels and no handles
then you do that
if you want to dig holes and stare at tiny bugs for hours and hours
then you do that
if you want to collect rare books and count them every day, making sure everyone is comfortable and accounted for
you do that
if you think that your stuffed animals are real and you like to talk to them
you do that
if you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain
you do that
if you like big comfy tighty-whiteys, lacy sweet and sexy, thongs that ride up your ass, that you can feel every time you move,
 or commando
you do that
if you get straddled or don't while getting your hair cut
you do that
if you fall deeply in love, over and over
every day
you do that
if you find a friend you want to have in your life forever
you do that
if you want nothing more than to express your desire for that person
you do that
if you want truth and honesty and openness
you do that
if you want pure love
you do that

Mother's Day, May 2014

today my mama bloomed 
with magnificent grace
fulll of rich splendour
fragrance
and place
today my mama bloomed
in a wild flurry of beauty
soaring into the sun
buried deep in the soil
returning to life

the world's easier to see
through rose coloured glasses
but sometimes
the glasses come off.....
and you still look alright
naked
on front of the stage

river of life
dreamer of dreams
sweet mother of creation
and lover of peace
a player till the end
a singer, dancer, card player
spellologist (sorry aunt kath)
and cherished momma, grandma and friend
a joker and a smoker
not a midnight toker
she sure didn't want to hurt no one...

beautiful woman
best mom in the world
even though she cut my hair short
and made me wear stupid brownie uniforms
she taught me when to fight
and when to give in was right
(although our opinions differed highly on this subject)
she also gave me my might

we often didn't agree
but she accepted me as me
and did her best to LET me be me
(well actually, i didn't give her much choice)
but she gave me roots and also set me free
a branch from her tree
and the wisdom of family

her spirit lives on
our memory strong
in the hearts of everyone
and my mom is with all of us forever

the universe always gives
and we may not always listen
but when we open our hearts to truth
the threshold breaks
the corners are swept away
and the dust settles

and when the dust settles
we can sigh
and drink some tea
embrace our loved ones
and begin again

they say it is written in the stars

long before our time

the journey of our soul

they say the rhythm of 

the great mother

is the conduit

i believe we are all stars

born into this reality

through the absence of time

connected in ways beyond reason

colliding, holding space

for each other

every day of our life on this earth

transformed into our animal spirits

we sing their song

as long as we listen

my wise woman tells me

watch the stars

especially the ones

who shoot through the night sky

fireflies of the universe

transcending time and space

erasing all boundaries

wild and untamed

my child tells me

be in awe and wonder

believe in magic 

my soul tells me 

to love and be loved

dance under our ancestors

the stars

as they hold our space

and light our path

dance for love

for truth

for joy

dance for beauty

for god and goddess

for you

as the rain pounded

against the nakedness

of my soul

i was reminded

of the wise woman

who told me to laugh

and smile

and receive the magic