gullible

gullible

i let Love be

let arrows come

and hit

softness

and fall

limply

to the ground

gullible

open to all mouths

thoughts

ways

as harmless

as joyful

as possible

as helpful

the fool

not knowing anything at all

i open

to see

what is

without understanding

without background

without study

without a future

without reason

and profit

and kickback

and ego boosting

morale

without image monitoring

am i free

light

as a feather

manueverable

ever toward

happiness

though all sense

would teach it is folly

this heavy scroll

is tossed to the wind

ancient commandments

sink slowly

to the bottom of the sea

the ink

dissolving

transparently clouding the water briefly

before clarity returns again

and all evidence

of past prison bars

is vacant

where once the heavy iron

strangled

my lightheartedness

gull ible

free

to fly

home

to myself

and you

and

joy

innocence

prances

again

in mind

and on earth...

roots do bloom

roots do bloom

but not without the root

how far fetched an idea

a thought like that is

funny, yes

look at me!!!

look at me!!!

way up here

i did it!

all by myself!

isn't that the supreme cry

of a child?

the adult knows better

the adult

has everyone to thank--

so many they can not be counted

or individually named

for without any one person

in her life

she would not exist

how did she even get here?

can she claim credit for this

miraculous momentous occasion

let's start here,

and so she sees

she has nothing

to claim credit for at all...

only gratitude for being

and all that surrounds her--

that abounds and supports her

in uncountable ways...

have you thanked

King Soopers lately?

without food on your table

what else would get done...?

or Conoco?

without your car

what would get done...?

or Xcel?

without your lights,

computer, stove

and refrigerator...

let's give credit

where credit is due

there is no one person

to thank

how scrimpy

and scarce a view of gratitude

today

let's recognize

the Interconnectedness of the Whole

we are all One Thing Together

and

nothing at all

alone

i have never done anything

all

by

myself!

Reality.

Roots

do

bloom,

but never

without

the roots...

forgiving Reality

today i would forgive Reality

and let Joy

be known again

silence

where once my story held sway

without guilt

the better way is clear

the opening

is held up

held out

glowing

for you

everywhere

the green of grass

the blue of sky

without any guilt

shines

toward you

fills you up

rushes in to meet you

the freshness is yours

the open blueness

the space

extending out so freely

and flexible

forever

swooping, gliding, floating

transported

the swirling skirt

arcing from pleat to pleat

then softening

into nothing at all

perhaps a whisper

perhaps a breath

perhaps a wing

or the buzzing of many tiny vibrations

happiness

flying shooting blessing every possible

pathway

of thought

Reality

eyebrows

have you noticed

the way a man sometimes

raises his eyebrows...

one side higher than the other...

without a thought of it?

it just happens

did you see it?

reality going on all the time

and we miss it

because we're off in some story

some future event

the next errand on the list

the word our husband said last night

the bill in the middle of our head

blocking

the miracle

right here

right now

today

breathe

slow down

stay in one place just a few moments longer

see the way he tilts his head

and you didn't even ask...

beauty

everywhere

going on

without

your "control"

notice

value

"i can heal you

because i know you.

i know your value

for you,

and it is this value

that makes you whole. "(p186t)

what is the value of Love

God

perfect peace

a tranquil mind

the end of war

constant Joy

Life?

can you really prefer/believe

something else

instead?

an imaginary future

instead of valuing

what is

right now?

without a future

the only door

to Joy

is

now

open open open open

to

what you are

greater than all of time

all the stars, galaxies, moon and sun

all the oceans

all imagination

all dreams

is Reality

Love

the greatest Mystery of All

let's face it

turn inward

where infinity

expands

forever

all

value

within

you

looking...

do you see

that everyone

just wants your attention

your love

your ear

your heart?

do you see

when you even look

at a cat

she purrs?

the particle

is moved

by the observer

we move ourselves

when we but

notice

when we but look

within

and

oh

the dear One

tender eyes

(tender-izes...:-)

Everything...

before you arrive

the path is lit

before you arrive,

You

are there

before you arrive

at any conclusion

the Answer is already known

only Love

exists

before we talk,

we are One

before we conclude,

agreement is certain

before the handshake,

the hug

before the hug,

the heart beats

simultaneously

no difference ever

heard

between your heart

and mine

one gift

over and over and over and over

forever

Song

of Joy!

living

now

as

you

even

before you arrive!

God's Face

under every footstep

light shines upward

there is no step

you can take

where kindness

won't hold you

before you place your foot upon it

already it supports

your lightness

already it sees you

and rejoices

at your coming

this way

taking this very step

on God's Face

gently would we step

gently would we speak

gently would judgement

fall away

from our heart

if only we remember

God

is

in

everything

we

see

touching us

in every moment

we are

Light

from

with in