I read…

I rejoice in your words…

I drown in your thoughts…

I connect with your spirit and dance…

…….

I am on the outside ~ looking in ~ an admirer from afar…

…….

reading feelings

expressed in verses ~

flowing

straight

from your heart……..

we ~ ~ ~

we tiptoe around one another’s thoughts

and

play in one another’s dreams.

we swim in one another’s veins

and

tug on one another’s heart strings.

we

are

writers,

readers,

lovers,

friends

~ transforming ~

the essence of who we are

into

words with wings ~ setting them free

to soar

upon the world.

greetings from the couch

Wishing everyone a day full of joy, love, peace, hugs, kisses, treats, pets, licks and tum tums.

(Issi wants to include the last four on the list…)

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

who… will…

~

Who will be the one

with the courage to embark

on a journey

to lands still yet unknown?

To face the darkness

and

navigate the cracks

which lead

to a wide open door?

To surf the waves

~ the highs and lows ~

and

stand strong

like

a beacon

on the shore?

~

~

Who will be the one

with a fearless heart

and

the dedication

to walk

into

my

soul

&

stay

?

~

~

Chandler, AZ – taken by Jordan at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass

~

if…maybe…

~  ~  ~

if you wrap

me

in your blanket of light

~ maybe ~

i will not self destruct

amidst

this darkness

in

my

mind

~  ~  ~  ~  ~

our journey

*

we live separate lives

with

many

miles in between

yet

we travel the distance

each day

and

each night

along a road paved

with

thoughts,

feelings

and

~ words ~

*
*
*

to…

*

to feel my heart ~

you must touch my soul

and

to touch my soul ~

you must hear my voice

and

to hear my voice ~

you must read my words

and

to read my words ~

you must OPEN your mind

*

*

trails ~ ~ ~

~

day after day,

i have been living my life

wandering

aimlessly

along musty trails ~

stumbling one step at a time,

dodging demons of fear

and

monsters from my past.

~

i haven’t truly cared

which way

these paths would lead

or

if i got lost along the way,

my only thought has been for my little men

and

for their hopes and dreams to come true someday.

~

i still wander about these musty trails,

dodging my demons

and

monsters

~ however ~

i recently discovered a part of myself,

i thought had died many years ago…

~

~

~

these trails, though musty, are still my life ~

what matters

is the life

i breathe

and

with a loving heart walking by my side

i can stumble

and

feel safe

being

me

~

a hazy morning along the Des Plaines River Trail – a peaceful place for me

~

amazing

§

it is truly amazing how one soul can save another

with

only a few words

and

a caring heart ~

breathing life

into

a world which had fallen behind ~ ~

an existence

with no desire to move forward

or

wishing

simply

~ only ~

to

die.

§

§

to breathe

*

if i had the wings of an eagle

i would soar across the sky ~ ~ ~

flying as fast as i could

~ never stopping ~

until i land at your feet.

 *

i would hold you close,

never let go,

dry your tears with rainbow kisses ~

then

lift you up,

whisk you far away

where only our lives

and

dreams

can

breathe

*

 ~ an eagle in the sky ~

*

*