Category: <span>Poems</span>
My Knight
Not a word, not a sound, you read by the fire Absorbed in your quest, seeking infinite knowledge The smoke curls from a pipe, a palatable scent Soft eyes emerge behind a thick and antique book Patience without limits, master clock precision Year after year, so much rigging, so many […]
Your Elixir
At my bedside tenderly you read a story You caress my hair and kiss me every evening Then wake-up in the night while I cry in the dark And by your sheer presence you appease my nightmares Elegance and beauty, just like a movie star Your smile is an angel’s, […]
A Mayan Prayer
We are about to start our hike on San Pedro volcano on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. At the trailhead a sign encourages all hikers to read this prayer: O heart of the sky Heart of mother earth Heart of the lake Heart of the fire Alongside the 4 […]
Peel the Onion
I am not my clothes, I am not my haircut, I am not my pretty car. Peel the onion, what hides inside? I am not my job, I am not my house, I am not my bank account. Peel the onion, what hides inside? I am not my family, I am […]