Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged candle, comfort, death, grief, hope, loss, Love, poem, Poetry, tenderness on May 17, 2019| 41 Comments »
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When we hurt,
grief wants nothing more
than to light a candle
and sit with us
in our keening.
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If we look it in the eye
we’ll see
its soft depth
as it holds us tenderly
to the flame.
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And when we’re ready
we’ll hold it in return
and watch the spiral
of warm smoke
rise to the sky.
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© 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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Photo from Pixabay
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged caprice, consummation, hope, Love, poem, Poetry, wisdom on April 14, 2019| 41 Comments »
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Capricious one
I often wonder
if in truth
our hearts grow fonder
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longing for
the agate blue
of sky-reflecting
drops of dew,
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of simple pleasures
on the skin
and tender truths
to wrap us in
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fine threads of wisdom
knit with choices
weaving through
those distant voices
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firing up
our tender hopes
while mating in
kaleidoscopes.
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Then shall we
consummate the sun?
I wonder,
oh capricious one.
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© 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged doors, evolution, hope, light, metaphysics, poem, Poetry, reality, spirituality, vision, walls on January 13, 2019| 35 Comments »
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The time arrives
when the walls come alive
and we see
between the molecules,
the shimmer and the might –
and every barricade
becomes a door.
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(c) 2002, 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Image from a copyright free site, in 2011.)
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After a little time off, I’m hoping to catch up with everyone soon!
My thoughts are with everyone who is affected by the U.S. government shutdown (directly or indirectly, as we all shall be soon). I’m very saddened by the direction our country has taken the last two years. This too shall pass – hopefully.
Posted in Poetry 2000 - 2009, Poetry 2010 - present, tagged change, election, hope, humanity, Love, poem, Poetry, vote on October 21, 2018| 46 Comments »
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Oh love, can you see us all
pulsing in red,
eyes opened wide
to reason and truth?
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Oh love, can you see us all
reflecting orange,
imagining change
and eager to grow?
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Oh love, can you see us all
lit up in yellow,
resolving to purify
air, land, and sea?
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Oh love, can you see us all
shimmering in green,
rejecting the lies, and
defending the light?
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Oh love, can you see us all
bathed in blue
with visions of healing,
and freedom from fear?
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Oh love, can you see us all
radiating indigo,
hands joined together
in what we must do?
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Oh love – may you see us all
aglow in violet –
creating the crest
of a new Humanity.
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(c) 2001, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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In two weeks, we in the U.S. have an important election which could change the course of history. Please vote – and let your voice be heard.
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Photo (C) Copyright Betty Albright 2018.
Posted in Poetry 1990's, tagged calling, darkness, drums, evolution, freedom, hope, injustice, justice, light, poem, Poetry, spirituality, truth on October 6, 2018| 26 Comments »
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Deep in the folds
of the flannel of night
we hear the drums call –
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ba ba boom.
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Our eyes open wide
as we chew through the shackles
and dance ourselves free –
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ba ba boom.
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Up the spiral we climb,
our candles held high
to shatter the gloom –
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ba ba boom.
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At the top we leap clear
of gravity’s hold
on the weight of our words –
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ba ba boom.
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We land on the sun
where we tear off our masks
and meet our true Selves –
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Ba Ba Boom, Ba Ba Boom!
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(c) 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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(a re-post, revised…. written in 1993)
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged death, grief, hope, life, light, loss, Love, poem, Poetry, spirituality, tears on July 14, 2018| 63 Comments »
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Late at night
after she washes her face
and slips from her dress
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she becomes a teardrop
quaking with grief
on the tip of God’s tongue.
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But there —
see how the light
shines through.
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© 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged Deep Water, dreams, hope, Love, passion, pearls, poem, Poetry, sorrow, transformation on March 24, 2018| 18 Comments »
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He shells
those cornered dreams
that rub us raw
secreting love
around torn edges
polishing
with his own tears
pearls of poetry.
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(c) 1995, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Re-posted from 2012)
Posted in Poetry 1990's, tagged Gaia, hope, nature, poem, Poetry, primrose, promises, spring, wakening on February 28, 2018| 34 Comments »
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Primroses!
how winter thins
as shadows quicken
in sunlit trees
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as dew swells
the un-sheared lawn
with promises, promises
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and dreams are joined
at the wing.
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© 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in Poetry 2000 - 2009, tagged comfort, Happy New Year!, hope, Love, poem, Poetry, prayer, presence on December 29, 2017| 61 Comments »
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Be there in our dreams, Love,
hold us in our waking,
be close when we dance with joy
and when our hearts are aching.
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Love, be in the gifts we give
and in those we receive,
be there when the white dove lights
and when he takes his leave.
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Be there when the tide comes in
and when it’s flowing out,
Love be near us in our faith
and nearer when we doubt.
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Be there when the moon is waxing,
stay close when it wanes,
Love, be in our song’s first measure
and its last refrain.
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(c) 2003, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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Wishing everyone a peaceful, hopeful, light-filled, New Year!
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, Shadorma, tagged growth, hope, Love, poem, Poetry, rain, rose, Shadorma, Shadorma November, sun on November 19, 2017| 33 Comments »
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There are times
love is a fine rain
misting down
all for naught
evaporating before
it can hit the ground
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but sometimes
love peels back the rain
exposing sun
sending heat
palpitations to the earth
handing us a rose.
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(c) 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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