Flower On The Water
March 30, 2009
Beauty meets beauty
As flower meets water
And the floating color
With petals in strong shelters
Drifts along
Beauty meets beauty
As the two lovers of life
Join together
One carried by the other
Having been dependent
Now immersed
Beauty meets beauty
As soul rests in spirit
As the flower is committed
To the life that sustains it
And dreams are left to fate
To the flow of the current
And to chance meetings
With the water’s edge
Beauty meets beauty
As the flower floats along
And the possibility still exists
That the water will choose
To overtake the flower
Or to carry it far away
These are the risks you take
When placing a flower
On the water
~wbv
A House Like Mine
February 10, 2009
I’m looking, searching,
For a house like mine,
For place to call home,
For a place where everything
Just feels right.
I’m wanting, longing,
For a house like mine,
For a place I can dwell,
For a place that brings
Security and peace.
I’m hoping, wishing,
For a house like mine,
For a door that will let me in,
For a place that is
A part of me.
I’m open and waiting
For a house like mine,
For a home I can accept,
For a room that
I can take in,
And feel the unity
Of home.
~wbv
Empty Room
January 27, 2009
The walls don’t speak,
The windows sit still,
The floor doesn’t make music,
And the doors have little to do.
The room is empty.
The room is silent.
The room is waiting.
The sun shines in,
The clouds roll by,
The lock stays locked,
And the light stays off.
The room is empty.
The room is silent.
The room is waiting.
So unlock the lock,
And open the door,
Turn on the light,
And walk into the room,
While speaking your heart,
The song of sincerity,
The room is empty.
The room is silent.
The room is waiting
For you.
~wbv
Why Flowers
December 30, 2008
A flower is precious
And we give it away
We give it away
Not because we don’t care for it
But because we do.
We give it away
Because it’s the loving thing
Because if we hang on forever,
It will eventually die.
We give it away
Because we love the flower
Because we have to
Because we need to
We give it away
Because we want it
To be given to us
And giving it away
Is the next best thing
~wbv
Quietly
December 15, 2008
Bending and bowing
Stretched out before
Softly slipping
Quietly waiting
Moving and turning
Laid aside nicely
Patiently watching
Quietly waiting
Shifting and swaying
Brought near enough
Eagerly accepting
Quietly embracing
~wbv
Heart Away
October 29, 2008
Given Rose
It’s such a shame
You’ve left the hand
Yet I’m to blame
Taken Rose
One cannot see
Your fate is love
My love is grief
Fallen Rose
If left behind
To walk your path
See true the blind
Savored Grace
I will not leave
For fallen flower’s
Hidden keep
Inner Strength
Look past to see
Your colored life
Now withered be
~wbv
