a pendulum swings
with a delicate balance
to keep time at ease
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winter boots walking
through streets of fresh fallen snow
trees stand stark naked
---
raw emotions bared
exposed by my words of love
once hidden by fear
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oh sweet birds of thee
who suffer winter with us
thank you for your song
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oh Aphrodite
abandoned by my lover
I'm alone today
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snow beneath my feet
walking through nature's silence
calm comes over me
---
silence fills my heart
where cacophony once was
the voice has been shut
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inside winds knowing
under skies that are snowing
my feet are slowing
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alone expansive
skies hold the sun in the east
my soul seeks the west
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cold cleaves to our skin
as we walk down silent streets
souls clinging to hope
---
yesterdays mornings
lie still in this evening's mind
timeless moments pass
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last night's fallen snow
so pure so white so fluffy
let's make snow angels
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waves lap away time
at the shores of forgiveness
where we're connected
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spring is in the air
it's so close I can touch it
with my vernal hands
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mind as colored sand
paints a mandala within
wisdom inherent
---
oh songbirds of spring
who've returned to my window
sing my soul to sleep
---
nature's scenery
life's visual poetry
there to inspire us
---
petals oh so soft
under my pink fingertips
spring's coming alive
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exist peacefully
seems almost impossible
amidst futile wars
---
true peace is knowing
that all my thoughts are slowing
with spring winds blowing
---
the song birds of thee
today are singing to me
a spring melody
---
weaving in and out
ribbons binding intentions
we dance the Maypole
---
the endless blue skies
fill my soul with happiness
even daisies dance
---
diamond mind Buddha
oh benevolent being
enlighten our thoughts
---
born from Buddha's tears
Quan Yin sits on a lotus
compassion she cries
---
summer's sneaking in
between warm days and cool nights
let's do the hustle
---
stars blinded by sun
sky expanding into blue
wishes holding dreams
---
bare feet dance wild
flowers kiss crazy colors
summer has begun
---
crossing Central Park
a dead bird lay in my path
how fragile life is
---
a broken tree cut
brings no shade to the weary
then what good is it
---
jasmine scented days
caught inside my August throat
swallowing down hope
---
summer nights fading
autumn bound feet slowing down
our minds turn inward
---
summer's almost gone
soon we'll walk on autumn's shores
souls unencumbered
---
rainy days falling
onto sidewalks below feet
umbrellas float by
---
Halloween is near
almost time to trick or treat
dressed incognito
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Halloween is here
the night we all score candy
begging door to door
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city and nature
split by a dividing line
on the horizon
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... JMF (c) ...