Dear family & friends, My life is currently undergoing a remodel. My heart will remain open during this reconstruction process. Please excuse the emotional mess; pardon the dust from my spiritual growth. The outcome will be a more beautiful and stable soul, which I look forward to sharing with you. Thank you for your patience. enlightened #roadtrip to Northern #California. Word #art through #photography and #poetry.
© LR 2012
Road Trip July 20, 2012
A Heart Full Of Thanks July 11, 2012
Peaceful breaths of solitude,
the serene once again befriends me
Discovering new beginnings,
patiently I act
Sadness is not an option,
life awaits my embrace
I smile, an honest feeling of happiness,
the gift in being set free
Wholly present, with myself,
eyes wide open, thankful and pleased.
© LR 2012
Untethered Love April 23, 2012
The scent of love, carried in the wind, whisked through my open window,
beckoned me to play.
Unwilling to sacrifice my heart again, I pushed love out,
closed the window.
Challenging love’s faithfulness,
I secretly prayed for its relentless return.
Each night, the scent lingered outside,
patiently awaiting my embrace.
Love promised trust, honesty, loyalty, affection, acceptance,
to fill me complete,
my strongest desire was to believe,
to feel, to know, love.
Slowly, I opened the window,
using His strength to lift the heaviness off my closed heart,
and allowed love to settle,
to no longer be carried in the wind.
© LR 2012
Numb August 12, 2011
I realize you need me strong
Forever capable of running this race.
Not made of steel
I sometimes crumble,
It is then
I need your strength.
Yesterday,
You let us down
Lost your cool
Made a dangerous mistake.
My trust, now shattered
I gather the remaining pieces
Attempt to salvage our love.
On this empty space beside me
Lingers your scent
I smell you in my dreams.
Why did you let go?
Why do I hold on?
I’ll continue to wait
Just wish you wouldn’t take
So long.
Discover yourself…
Find me.
© LRS 2011
My Rising July 19, 2011
Locked up
behind doors in my mind.
Mountains of thoughts
built up over time
waiting patiently
to be climbed,
overcome,
to crumble with confidence.
In favor of my heart
I tightly close my eyes
refuse to see anything
other than love.
Like stones loosening at the base
my emotions drift off
break free from their foundation
become their own.
I’ve been given a second chance
a rare opportunity to connect
never contemplating the risks
I free fall from
the highest point of my thoughts
and wait to be caught.
Soaring above my body
looking over all aspects of life
I find true love.
Slowly
I may be ready to open the doors
one
easy turn of the knob
at a time.
© LRS 2011
