All the candles glowing
In the dark
I just love it very much
It doesn't bother me to have the lights
Of for one night
In my house
When I go to bed
I will put off the candles
Because I am afraid
To have a fire in my house
Now is already time for me to go
To bed
Lets put all the candles of
I am going to bed now
Yes I know the night is long
It is my Father that made the night
For us to sleep
The earth was giving to us as a protectiate
However through time each persons greed
Eventually that which should sustain us all
Children's learnt self greed was important
How to take from the earth see enriching
Overtime the earth became weaker inside
If they saw what became of their actions
Chosing to undo ancestral action we must
Earth may have a finite resource we don't
I watched my Mother Earth
naked under acid rain,
her trees like ribs poking through
a thinning green dress.
Once, she was thick with mango scent,
her belly warm with rice,
her rivers laughed like gurgling babies
now she chokes on plastic bottles
and oil spills that shimmer
like toxic jewelry.
They say the sea is rising,
but no one tells you how it feels
to watch a coastline
forget the names
of the children who played there.
My childhood was monsoon wet
thunderstorms licked our skin,
frogs sang in the dusk like priests
now rain arrives like a stranger,
either too late
or all at once,
like a slap.
I am told
to recycle,
to carry a cloth bag,
to plant a tree once a year
like lighting a lamp for the dead.
But the billionaires fly
above the storms,
sipping cold coffee
and dreaming of Mars.
And I
a woman with cracked feet
and a bleeding voice
write poems
no one reads,
weep for birds that no longer return,
and mourn glaciers
as if they were lovers
who never said goodbye.
The sun burns angrier now.
The moon stays away.
And I, too,
am learning how to die slowly,
without asking for too much air.
playful Megan Tropy, uncanny companion,
collaboration born
fundamentally emergent like the Cosmos
and thought
order above disorder
neg-entropy over entropy
hence the name, efflorescent child
reversing fate
bundle of positive feedback
creative energy, overwhelms dull sustainability
step-dances over the crater horizon
this is the creature I met on Luna
one Earth-lit night
we talked, I transformed!
A fragile wall stands between us and the next
Whether made of rocks or wood, it was meant to shatter
This wall separates us… yet Mother tears it down to the soil
She says we must unite as one person,
However, we divided ourselves to remain behind our wall
This fragile wall was meant to fall
As much as we may build it high to avoid one another…
They were always meant to crumble.
Let us embrace our Mother’s wish as she forgives our ignorance
Allow us to unite as one body and pursue Her dreams
We will be a single unit described as HUMAN
For those rocks were meant to break
As we are supposed to communicate with our souls intertwined,
Engage on a level deeper than the walls we cage ourselves in
Mother is sending us a message; we must listen…
So, until we acknowledge Her bleeding before us,
These walls will fall.
Silver clouds descend with quiet grace,
?Cast their cool, grey shadows on the land,
?First drops fall find their resting place,
?On sun-baked earth, on thirsty land.
?
?Then from the soil a whisper starts to rise,
?Ancient scent no perfumer can name,
?Petrichor blooms beneath the skies,
?The earth and heaven reclaim their fame.
?
?Stones grow dark, the rivers start to sing,
?Roots drink deep what the heavens give,
?And in that smell, the memory of spring,
?Reminds all living things how good to live.
?
?Let the rain descend, clouds grow deep,
?Let the storm roll in, dark clouds sweep,
?Bring your coziness to my sleep
?For you are earth's most sacred keep.
?
Earth is our home, we love and value you each and every day and pray.
Pray for all of our planet, and lift positive thoughts and prayers.
We will try to make better choices, and learn to work together to keep our planet Earth perfect.
We remember all the times we fought and dropped bombs, causing pollution and damage that led to sad and unhappy times.
Times in history when we lacked good direction, and made life sad and depressed for all.
For all of us, we pray for love and to be happy, and live the best life we can on planet Earth.
We reflect on our leaders who use their words to work things out and choose love and progress to fix and protect planet Earth.
We pray for peace and love, and for all to not force conflict and cause damage to planet Earth.
We pray for people to work together, and to let our planet heal from prior damage, to let the trees grow, and food grow freely, so they can do their job of keeping Earth well, for us and the future of Earth.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Forest so green, so quiet, you look like a picture of perfect love.
Love so green, so bright, with the flow of energy making all move with joy as the breeze blew through your trees.
The leaves and grass and stream all flowed and moved to the rhythm of love, they enjoyed living in harmony with the forest, like a person breathing it made all feel relaxed.
Your friends the trees and plants, and all the animals move with joy living in the forest home.
Forest you are so lovely, like the garden for love, your site makes me feel amazing.
The smell of the clean air, is so nice it makes me want to lie down and take in the sounds.
Forest you are so lovely, like a perfect love, you stand so tall and bright, you are like a knight, shining bright.
Bright with all your colors, your trees moving and giving shade to those that need.
We love you forest, you are so lovely you make all of our life feel right, with just the site of your lovely home.
Forest stand forever tall and green and let all of the earth protect you from destruction or pollution, we love you so, and want to lift positive thoughts and energy to you.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Rain fell, dripping hard, then soft, making me feel ever so soft.
Soft like a cloud floating, fluffy and full, soft and cuddly making me feel loves true mood.
Rain came down so hard, it hit the ground and made me look, it was like a brick hitting the earth.
Rain has a personality, it gives us a tone, it sets its pace and makes itself be known.
Rain comes to feed the earth, to nourish its children and let it know its thoughts.
Thoughts of love, of unhappiness, of times it strikes and kills and floods the earth.
Rain has feelings that flow through the earth, it seeps all around and sends its thoughts.
Thanking rain for all its nourishment, for all the corrections and paths that the rain has made throughout the earth.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Good Morning
Rise and Shine
A new day
I have started your beginning
Even the sky becomes cloudy, I still shine, but you don’t see
Bringing warmth and brightness
Casting shadows among your image
I put smiles on faces
It shows throughout
Rising in the East and settling in the West
As evening settles down, I go down to give respect for the night
Embracing blossomed flowers in nurturing
People look up to me
Brightness they see
I have a history
Shining for generations since the beginning of time
World’s existence
Sitting above Earth
Sun rays powerful and strong
Saying hello to the world with every shine
My vision always creates a sensation
Heaven’s creation
Always draw attention
The Sun has spoken.
Borman and Anders and Lovell have gone around the moon
And charter trips in rocket ships may well be starting soon
We've reached a time in history that's called the lunar age
A frantic race to conquer space has now become the rage
Meanwhile down here on Mother Earth things haven't changed one bit
We bomb and raid what we have made led on by some half-wit
Man doesn't stop and try to save the treasures that are near
Let's lock the latch on the booby hatch—the loony age is here
More and more we want, we want it all and then more.
More food, more money, more fun, more love, more sun.
More is a desire, it makes us want to work toward somethings, it gives us motion to move and push ahead.
More of the earth, and then the moon maybe then to the universes end.
More can be like an energy process, it keeps us wanting to run for all the stuff we want.
More and more, can feel heavy, we can become tired from all the want, so sit and enjoy, the simple life, let the thirst for more get quenched.
Like the earth, it drinks the rain, we too can be like the earth and feel good with the rain.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Earth our home, our place we love so dear, we humans sometimes forget that you are our only home.
Earth we love you so, you are all of our home, we are sorry if we did any harm, we are trying to care and keep you perfect for all.
Earth we all want you to be okay and keep us all safe and well, we will be mindful of the ways we can care for our environment each day.
Earth so round, so perfect, so amazing with all your gifts, we all are so exciting each day on earth.
Earth we will think green, and keep things growing, leaving space for all of the other species, like birds and bees, we will think green so they too can live and feed.
Earth you are our home, we cherish you, we thank you for this awesome home.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
The Morning Symphony
by Kevin Davis 2025
Right before the world awakens from the dark,
Before the sun provides its first bright spark,
Nature sings—a melody through the air,
A thank-you for the night, serene and fair.
If you find yourself listening, still and aware,
Wait for the crescendo as dawn paints the air.
Give thanks for the beauty surrounding you here—
These gifts are presented for your eyes and ears.
The world’s symphony is fresh and new,
Ready for joy or sorrow’s hue.
A command performance, bright as dew—
This moment exists for none but you.
No one else will witness it quite the same,
A fleeting gift that whispers your name.
Hold it close, remember it clear—
The morning’s song will always be near.
Stately surrender Jay Bird is calling.
Wait I sense the cawing.
Quakes measure the falling.
Liberty devoted to Love.
Ninja dreams of angels on the scene.
In dire straits I am resonating with my fate.
Open heart open to Love.
Yellow Bird flights with The Jay Bird and the Emerald starling.
Into the zone I confess I belong to Agape Love.
Running from the Call.
Siren song retaliate open arms open palms.
Nailed to Love I am one with The Jay Bird.
Yellow dash, Yellow Patch, Yellow Sparrow.
Jay Bird sings to me in the shadows.
Darkness overcome by Loves light.
Seasons changing now entering his flight.
Tickey Tack, Silent Jack, Cold cuts and Cold ties.
Liberty or death, freedom to speak or give me death.
Can we not say what we wish or are we forever silenced?
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