Imagination (poem)

Imagination

Imagination is to be

Without shooting

For Reality

All possible

Open doors

Ready waiting wanting more

Future moments

Expanded wide

Blinders set off to the side

Your brain is a

Mighty thing

Always planting seeds

Imagining

A better world

Filling all the need

If you would

Let it through

it’s under our control

Allow it time

To bubble up

Ripples in the soul

Remembering

That you have it

It’s a gift to you

It has potential

To weave itself

In everything you do

A world without

Imagination

Would be dark at best

File each other

Into line

Following the rest

There would be

No colours light

No creative spark

All our talents

Hid inside

Sheltered in the dark

Such a sad

Thought indeed

Life without day dreams

Or being able

To tell you

How much you mean to me

Imagination

Is a gift

Don’t ever let it go

If we lived

Without it

Our world

Would

Never

Grow

Imagination is one thing we can rest in when things around feel uneasy or unsteady.

Rich inner landscapes we can swim in

It’s where I feel most at home

I rely on it often now

There was a time where my imagination was dulled out

because

I allowed someone access to those deep spaces.

They got edited and silenced out of me

A good reminder for today

Those spaces are precious

And all yours......

I hope that you have a bit of space

To take a moment or two

Just for yourself

To dip your toes into the cool water

And let your imagination bloom

P.S

Thank You

to those of you who show up in these spaces.....

Make a comment or simply a like

It really means a lot

To any artist......

Speaking of artists!

These gorgeous earrings were made by @divingloonbeads

I haven’t taken them off

Slow Down Darling (poem)

Slow Down Darling

The last few months have been moving at a break neck pace.....

To figure it out.....

To move the voice..

To move the body..

To move the heart..

To move

Forward..

Forward..

Forward..

Wild hands gripping at the air..

Catching nothing..

Moving nothing..

Body held captive in place by invisible chords...

bound tighter, harder, and faster

than ever before....

But

Forward

Forward

Forward on!

To fight like a tiger..

To protect the whole self..

To move mountains and houses..

To better yourself

To have all the answers..

You’re ok alone

To be prepared and ready

To be

On..

On..

On..

They whisper...

“Whatever happens..

Darling,

Don’t ever let go..

Because, wanna know what????

Know what happens if you do???

You’ll never catch the tail of that chord..

you were so desperately trying

to hold onto”...

Holding on so tight,

Your hands have become....

So...

Unrecognizable...

Black, bloody and bruised.....

They say

“Never....Let....Go....”

They shout

“Never....Let....Go”

That’s a lie the world is spinning

That if you fall, fail, or release

You’ll never get back up.....

Or land on your feet...

What you believe....

What you say.....

What you think....

Over and over again

will eventually,

Of course...

Become the truth.

So.

Slow Down Darling,

Because

We know deep inside the world’s not going anywhere..

At least not tonight..

Nothings do or die.....

So, take today in

One

sweet

sip

at

a

time....

There will always be faster speeds and wider roads....

inviting us....

calling us...

Luxuriously coaxing us.....

to peek around the corner...

And the next,

And the next,

And the next,

Always,

A continuous circle of

Next’s

But for now

Slow Down....................

Slow Down....................

My Sweet Darling,

It’s ok to Slow Down.

Take that deep breath

Heal that sweet tender heart

Live inside your music

Revel in your art

Sleep....

Sleep....

Cuddle...

Sleep....

Sleep....

All will come in time..

I promise....I Do....

And you may not quite know.............

But

Give yourself permission now.............

To

Slow Down Darling......

Slow

Down

Right

Now.....

Your Heart is King (Blog)

Home Sweet Home.......Have you ever felt like you lived 1000 lifetimes in one week? Memphis was a dream and I could not have physically made the trip without my hometowns lovin arms, or my roadie Stacey Hare!!

Your presence at the fundraiser in December ensured that I had just enough dough to cover hotel, gas, and food costs without going into debt...Amazing!! Thank You Thank You Thank You Thunder Bay!!

I was able to go down and put on a show that made my heart incredibly proud to be from Thunder Bay....I met so many lovely warm people and was a loving ambassador for the Thunder Bay Music Scene.....I have invited many people to come visit!!🤗🤗

The 44 plus hour drive was a pilgrimage and as I drove I left a bunch of old pieces of myself on the road....making room for new truth.....

THE NEW TRUTH IS....that I am so much stronger than I ever thought I could be....ever.....ever....ever.....

Sometimes there are people out there who make you believe that your whole being is not good enough....or way too much....I will eventually write more bout this all one day, and I hope to share my story with whoever wants to read about it......

Until Then...

If you can continue to create through those hard times....those times when you just don’t feel good enough.....when life has you on your knees begging for mercy....or you are so scared of doing something that you want to throw up in your mouth a little.....if you can still move forward through all of that.....you will in fact soar like an eagle.....and within that eagle....you will develop the heart of a lion......you are bigger and more beautiful than you could ever imagine. Trust me....I can see it in there....and if I can slowly and terrifyingly move myself through some of the most wild, scary times in my life....so can you....

You will soar like an eagle

You have the heart of a lion

Your heart is KING...

Post Script......this sweet hat was the only purchase I made on the entire trip.....it feels pretty fitting.....I went into the store wanting to buy an old felt blues hat.....and could not pass up this sweet baby.....

With the amount of hours driven on this trip I am starting to think I was a long haul truck driver in a past life...