this too

may you look at the clouds and remember that all things pass in time may you look at the last leaves of fall or the blades of grass upon the ground and remember that time cannot take all we are merely a creekbed time is the river flowing through us around us -aw

whimsical life

what kind of magic surrounds us the unseen, unheard, the unshakable feelings of whimsy and serendipity forces beyond our eyes that simply make what is, flourish and unfold -aw

pinholes

the words find us when we need them the most like the pinholes shining through the darkness that is night let them in, let them guide you your north star is already out there -aw

simply, be

be the mountain intricate, complex, unmoving changing slowly and surely allow yourself to exist and then simply be -aw

unpacking

there’s something beautiful about seeing someone’s baggage as more than an accompaniment as something to unpack and untangle together -aw

the journey

in an arduous journey there are peaks and valleys but you don’t get one without the other the universal trials of life we must all face to be human is to accept this but still retain hope -aw

comet

like a comet you burst into my life if only for a moment I caught a glimpse of unshakable beauty don’t leave so soon -aw

ever deserving

you deserve love like flowers deserve the rain and sunshine inevitable and unconditional it’s out there, as long as you accept it -aw

trust your wings

a bird lands on a branch not worrying about whether the branch will break for it trusts in its wings -aw

impermanence

nature is our constant reminder that nothing is permanent ever changing, growing, morphing what one was, will never be again grains of sand, death and rebirth green to brown to green again may you know that even if it’s believed to be the end it is simply a new beginning -aw

equilibrium

is it nourishing or drowning is it warming or disintegrating is it guiding or gusting is it grounding or limiting like elements, we have duality a balance to admire a natural equilibrium to adopt -aw

gifts we never asked for

gratitude is a blessing simple appreciation for what is rather than what ought to be a lived breath rather than an unsung breath a gift you never asked for but received delightfully anyways -aw

words

words words beautiful phonics stringing us along, day by day they come and go leaving and returning empowering, uplifting never to own but to hold and share -aw

the other shoe

I like who I can be around you coming out of my shell breaking down every last wall enjoying the passage of time there will never be another you so I guess that’s why i’m stuck waiting for the other shoe -aw

welcome to the weave

we are all just single threads in this giant weave of life alone we’re small, finding our way yet together we create purpose defining outcomes we have yet to imagine welcome to the weave -aw

falling apart

may fall be a reminder that it’s never too late to change to begin anew to let go of what was in order to make way for something entirely new -aw

nature of change

constant change, in flux, on the move we’re all just adjusting, living, trusting trusting that the universe will place us exactly where we need to be -aw

homebody

I don’t think I ever understood what being a homebody felt like until home felt like it could with you until home felt like it could be you nothing could compell me elsewhere -aw

roots upon roots

keep mind of where your feet are for presence is a present a gift we must all learn roots upon roots upon roots bound by the universe in all its elements manifest -aw

earmarked

you as a book the page-turner every page earmarked, highlighted, and footnotes scribbled in just so I could feel something just so I could help you write those unwritten chapters -aw

solitude

solitude my solitude what I’ve learned from you what I’ve learned of me It was never about them It was about me And how I care for them -aw

let it happen

may mysteries always lie just around each corner what I need, will come what seeks me, will find me -aw

a way with

I usually have a way with words but I saw you and -aw

are you listening?

some days you listen to the music some days you are the music it’s always been there but are you listening? -aw

the wanderers

we are not special we are mere wanderers of both space and time we create the special by finding someone else who enjoys the mundane just as much wandering, together -aw