Utop, IA At the center, the heart Let’s set the scene The sacred space Of in between A colorful hilltop village Erected on ashes Of the past’s flatness Showing that flexibility Cultural Agility Economic Mobility Can be built up On the soils of farmers’ humility…

Ever since I saw the photos of those giant heads made out of stone I have dreamed of the island The most remote land mass in the world floating somewhere halfway between Chile and Tahiti A mystery still how those huge rocks moved why they…

Solitary. Holy. Rocks and sea, some grazing for sheep. A thin place, where the veil between worlds dissolves. I’m sure there’s a low hum in the air. I’ve only visited in dreams, some ancestral pull, the green stone of Columba, serpentine & limestone, calling.

Golden warm waters drift in bright, Shine embracing the reflection Ripples pop in excitation   As dancing sun rays recede night, Gently awakening the birds And disorderly grazing herds.   Spills the colors of the first light Capturing rainbow in a dew Composing every morning…

The Other Place I’ve never been to that other place – You know the one. Hidden, secret, a degree away from normal. Entered through a small wooden door, Only noticed out of the corner of your eye, Or through a large wardrobe in an empty…

Who am I? I am just a speckle of dust, Waiting for the wind to carry me back, Into the land of invisibility and ambiguity. Where no one knows me, Where I know no one, Where I wouldn’t have to fear anyone, Where I would…

Of course, each split in the road is a risk But this is the passageway to nowhere Left turn, right turn. Best go quick There’s always a choice, but I promise you Believe in yourself and every one will be correct Do not doubt. Do…

New Zealand tops the list for once upon a time, I met a couple from there on a cruise and they were quite divine. They often share photos of the beauty, The skies are so sublime.   To walk through where they filmed, the Lord…

A wall has shut me out of my creative mind. I am trapped in darkness, music playing in the background trying to come up with something that makes sense. I am tripping, falling, deleting and retyping. I am so stuck I don’t know where to…

Good night, my darling little love, It’s time to go to sleep. The stars are watching from above As the darkness settles deep. It’s time to go to sleep Tucked into your cloud-soft bed. As the darkness settles deep, Let sweet dreams fill your little…