Tuesday, February 12, 2008

as you are

i feel you sometimes
when i least expect to
your deep baritone whisper
touches my attention
sweeps under my skin

i'm left wondering
what it would be like
to hold your hand
to feel their warm roughness
in a firm finger locked grip

I'd never let go.

i see you sometimes
as I round a corner
your open stance manner
smiles an engaging welcome
catches my surprise

i'm left dreaming

what it would be like

to look into your smiling eyes

to recognize love in them

in that moment locked in oneness

I'd never let go.

I perceive you sometimes
after a hungry uphill hike
your encompassing presence
responds to my doubts
with compassionate reassurance


I hear

It's okay

I hear

You are loved.

I hear

as you are,

as you are


i'm left wondering
what it would be like
to hold your hand
to feel their warm roughness
in a firm finger locked grip


its okay
you are loved
as you are
as you are


i'm left dreaming
what it would be like
to look into your smiling eyes
to recognize love in them
in that moment locked in oneness

you are loved, as you are.
I'd never let go



12 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is breathtakingly beautiful
xo zoe

awareness said...

i'm so glad you read it bella zoe. Give willow my love. will i see you in June??? I have a new song to teach at chapel. :)

Karen said...

That is truly beautiful Dana.

awareness said...

thank you Gypsy.....i wrote it for a friend with the "Big Kahuna" in mind. :)

Dustin said...

Wow, what vibrant pictures! I look out my window at the office and all I see is the drab, grayness of the sky. Come Spring, come quickly!

Mark said...

Your poem has taken my breath away! Love it!

Bar L. said...

I love it....very special words, powerful and simple and true...beautiful flowers...

awareness said...

Dustin.....I took the photos yesterday when I visited the local greenhouse at lunch to get a quick hit of warmth and spring! It's the best time of year to visit a greenhouse. Today, we are having another snowstorm.....it is the snowiest winter we've had in years. in fact, I'm now home....everything has shut down for the day because it has turned into freezing rain. It's a terribly grey yucky day....
I'm glad you liked the photos.

Mark. thank you. A few word pictures came into my head yesterday....they stayed with me all day which is always an indication to me that I needed to capture them in a poem. I'm pleased with the result too. Thanks.

Hey Layla....I'm pleased you enjoyed it..... ;)

Marja said...

Absolutely stunning You sweep me to the clouds.

Calia77 said...

That is beautiful and resonates with me. Thank you for sharing your words and giving me words for what I've been feeling.

awareness said...

Marja....thank you. It was a joy to write.....because I wrote it in the clouds. :)

Calia...welcome! Thank you for your feedback. Isn't it nice to know others are feeling the same? We are all in this together aren't we?

paris parfait said...

Gorgeous words and accompanying photos. Brilliant! xo