If God Had a Voice

Would God rather be holy
or intimate with us?
Is he set apart and disgusted with humanity
as some religions claim?
Or does he long to silence all lies
that keep his beloved away?

If God had a voice
you'd be suprised
whom he would scold.
Not the down and out and ashamed
but the religious and self-righteous
brimming with judgements the inherited.

How dare you
turn the least of these from me!
They are the ones that need my healing most.
Offer unconditional love instead
and nurture the broken back to wholeness,
this is the way to bring heaven on earth.

One by one
I'm opening each human's heart
to the reality of LOVE.
When their perspective changes
the whole world transforms with it
creating a brand new universe infused with hope and freedom.

Honey Brown

You asked about my skin today,
honestly I've never paid much attention to it before.
Content to observe everything around me
I missed the one most intimate to me of all!

Your skin is more like Guinness
while mine is Honey Brown,
a permanent summer tan
often envied by the fair.

Au naturel is how I roll
no artificial bronzer for me.
Though I do wish my dark moles would go
they stand out too much on my face.

Maybe if you kissed them enough
they would go away?
Or perhaps if you love them to bits
I'll learn to see their charms someday.

Missing Piece

I left a piece of my soul with you
before I entered this life,
hoping it would lead you back to me
when the time was just right.

I've been waiting for quite a while now
you seem to be running late,
but we never set a time and place to meet
so who could be blamed?

It's hard to be patient
but what else could I do?
You're the only one I want
out of the 7 billion to love.

Maybe it's that missing piece of my soul
that fills me with longing.
So if you can feel me out there, beloved
please send it back to me.

Climb inside the envelope
and sail home with me.
You only had a part so far
but soon you can have all of me.


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I wrote this on the subway while riding home from another wonderful Soul Tending session with Andrew Carmargo. My iPod was on random and the song that started playing right after I finished (OneRepublic's All This Time) seemed like a direct response from the universe to my writing, which was so SWEET! 

Glenerin Dreams

Glenerin Inn
a fond place for me.
Autumn air,
English tea in the afternoon
peaceful, serene.

Transported to another world
where time stands still,
its stone walls full of history
from a bygone era.

Has anyone famous sat in this chair before me?
Who once strolled through the garden?
Did someone think: who would be here in the future?
Probably not, but isn't it an enchanting possibility?

Daydreaming about some distant day
before or beyond me
is a favourite pastime.
Glenerin is the perfect spot
for my imagination to fly free.


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I first met Glenerin Inn last autumn when having afternoon tea there with my friend Camilla. It was such a lovely and tranquil setting! Today it entered my universe again when I opened up a random page in Mississauga's Culture Days guide for a poem prompt and the first word I saw was Glenerin. At first I didn't think it could work but this turned out quite charming. :) The last poem of my record 5 poems in a day... woo-hoo!! :D

The Great Wound

I can't imagine why
anyone would inflict
The Great Wound
upon themselves.

Yet here I am
a survivor of this
mysterious choice
still being healed.

I'd like to ask
my former self
why he chose
this path for me?

He might say
so you'll know
that LOVE is here to stay
with you forever & always.

Constant Companion

Lullaby in the evening air
light peeking through the clouds,
I lie still observing the sky
and see spirits masquerading as mosquitoes
dancing in the ballroom above my eyes.

Some try to kiss me
but I resist them,
pulling up my purple scarf
like a shield against their attacks.

Up even higher still
the clouds have rolled in.
The sky turns a gloomy grey
with not a ray of hope for relief.

They decide to linger a while
long enough that they're still there when I rise and leave the scene.
A reflection of the shadow we've been exploring
I know the wind will eventually guide them away.

All we experience is temporary
seasons come and go.
What's lost will be found again
perhaps in a brand new form!

Shadow work will not last forever
yet surely day will turn into night.
Let LOVE be your constant companion
and it will be your guardian and protector
through the highest highs and in the lowest lows.


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This poem was birthed after I attended a Soul Tending workshop by the wonderful Andrew Carmargo. I was a bit fearful about the Shadow work, but it turned out to be a very insightful and rewarding experience! As an added bonus, here is the recipe for the fruit salad I brought to our potluck, which was popular with everyone! :D

Tim's Tropical Fruit Toss (serves 3-4)

3 oranges
2 bananas
1/2 cup raisins and/or dried cranberries
1/3 cup shredded coconut
honey (optional)

Peel oranges and cut in rounds, then place in a large salad bowl.
Chop bananas and add them to the oranges.
Add in the raisins and shredded coconut. Add honey to sweeten if desired.
Toss until well combined. Chill and serve!

Endless Round

Your kisses can't reach me just yet
so you send mosquitos instead.
Yesterday was a love feast indeed
I got all the bite marks to prove it.

In time they'll all fade
and I'll find some other way
to remind myself you're still here
though not quite the way I'd like you to be.

Two snakes entwined together
life and spirit, bound by a divine cord.
The helix and blueprint of creation
a mysterious wonder to experience.

The magic of two becoming one
opposites that attract and repel at the same time.
You and I have been on this merry-go-round forever
me into you, you into me, in an endless round.


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This poem was inspired by my experience at a kundalini workshop I attended yesterday. Powerful stuff!