Portrait

She looked at me from her painting

With her candid smile 

As she danced half steps in the air

And half foot on the ground

And she begged understanding 

For trading her long memories of pain

For fluttering moments of joy.

Yet, as it happened the skilled painter

Was there to capture those moments

To serve as example to those who are 

Contemplating half bravely 

A similar trade

I looked back at her warmed by her smile

As she stood lonely out from the circle 

Of  dancers-  the one contemplating

the past and still dancing forwards 

With grace.

Jack

 Call me Jack

The wanderer the wonderinger 

The doer and sometimes undoer

The impatient builder

The singer and the gardener

The wanna be repairer 

Just call me cause I badly need

A word to push me forwards through the day

Towards tomorrow

And fixing your roof to shield you from rain

Is the project I have always had in the back of my mind 

I was just waiting for you to call and let me know 

You want this done and trust me 

Before I leave you will have a happy and fresh 

Coat of paint 

The jealousy of all cardinals in the neighborhood 

And only the woodpecker will dare knock on wood

To wake you up and wish you good luck

Because I have trained her to do so

In the morning to give you a start

Love storm

He is like a storm in my arms

Rewriting the rules of love and hugs

He twists and turns and rolls

From one cheek to the other 

Butterfly kisses fly in the air

Around this child of mine 

In an effervescence of spirit 

Purpose statement

Chanel your energy to create the future you will want to explore tomorrow.

Olive

My olive girl has dark skin

Made from chocolate 

Softened with milk

From the whitest sheep.

She is strong in spirit 

And the symbol of peace

She has grown gracefully

In a hard land for survival 

Amongst rocks and clay

Under the bright sun

she laughs with arms stretched high

Towards the perturbable sky

As she breaths in the strength of the sea