We are broken But we are entirely intact We are shattered but still in one piece We are grieving but still wholly complete We are lost but found We leave the throng and arrive in Him We run but never for long We look left, or right within and without He is always there, waiting … More A Poem: Inside Out
We need a harbour. A harbour where we can moor our vessels that have been tossed and turned by inclement weather, by changing currents, and the wear and tear, of all our endeavours. We need a place where we can shed ourselves. Selves we have worn so long, that, like the colour on our lips, … More A Poem: A Harbour
“Keep going, don’t give up”, I read. Yet keeping going today, looks something like, closing and opening my eyes; and turning over to my other side in bed. Progress is sometimes measured in the smallest increments. My not giving up today was perhaps seen in the leap of my heart, at the Tui and … More A Poem: Ascension
You paint such colour on my skin, where I saw white in my mirrors reflection, I look again, and you’ve unearthed them. The colours of my soul. I see indigo and yellow, but not the sallow shade of skin, but bright like a finches breast or sunflowers glow. And there’s blue and rose, pink across … More A Poem: Colour
It hurts. It hurts when the shell breaks, to make room for the new. When the husk cracks, so that the green can push through. It hurts when we’re growing beyond what our constraints can restrain. Growth cannot be delayed but pushes through, despite the pain. I would like to tell you that that this … More A Poem: Growing Pains
Breathe on me Breath of God Until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. Edwin Hatch “The contemplative path is about learning to live out of our spirit, a full and whole-hearted life. Contemplation is more than our revival, or our renewal in God. It is … More Daily Inspiration: 24 Feb 17
Living Tree Poetry 