The waters of life

My life is moving like a flowing river,
constantly cutting through a path,
it demonstrates a myriad emotions,
it knows that nothing ever lasts.

A quiet stream
may trickle slow and easy,
its calm and gentle whisper
penetrates my dreams.

And yet nothing quite so simple
seems to please me
and nothing quite so complex
seems to tease.

As that sleepy river starts to awaken
and rocks and rapids introduce a change of pace,
I feel my senses sharpen, am I mistaken?
Is my life a river or a race?

And as the rush of water nears its final goal,
the energy of my life force takes a turn,
then suddenly the sum of all my parts are whole,
I feel there's little left I need to learn.

Finally the river finds the ocean,
its vast expanse sets my spirit free
and now I know my mind is open
as the waters of my life mingle with the sea.

So now my soul is moving with the tides of my emotions,
I'm free to ebb and flow in gentle waves
and I know now that my devotion
to my children and my ife behaves

just like the ever-changing, ever-flowing
gentle river travelling towards the sea,
and the waters of my life are ever changing
to suit whatever form it may decide to be.

Sorceress.

THE SANDS OF TIME

I sit on the beach and meditate,
the sand between my toes.
I scoop some up and contemplate
the direction my life flows.

Why do my emotions
ebb and flow just like the tides?
And what of my devotion
to mine and my family's lives?

I let the dry sand trickle
through my fingers oh, so slowly,
like when the gentle spring shower tickles
the delicate flowers, I feel almost holy!

I feel a deep appreciation
of my life and its true meaning
and hope my children find their own centre
and the art of simply 'feeling'.

To feel the earth beneath their feet
and the air filling up their lungs,
to taste the salty sea-blown breeze
on their childish tongues.

Sorceress.

The Road Less Travelled

If ever you are in some doubt
about your life's direction,
take a large step back
and make a new connection

to all that makes you who you are
and to all those lives you have touched,
it seems you have come so very far
and achieved so much.

If you observed your own life's journey
from a different point of view,
I am sure you would see the difference
you have made to other lives by just simply being you.

Sometimes the road's a long one
with many obstacles along the way,
you have met a fair few crossroads
and had many tolls to pay.

I know the way's not always clear
and you often may get lost,
but just think of those you hold most dear
and not of how much it has cost.

Then start to plan a new journey
and this time take the scenic route,
don't be in such a hurry,
don't follow the traffic just to suit
another who tries to point the way,
it might not be right for you,
taking the road less travelled
may have a nicer view.

Love and Light
Sorceress.