• Poetry

    The Sand

    I ambled down a beach Where warmth embraced my feet At every step. Invited by the sand I sat Near lapping water’s waves. I cupped my palms To ladle up some sand And turned my wrists To let it run…

  • Poetry

    Ode To Raven

    how you touch me little one your sweet allure and boundless fun your wide-eyed wonder begs a smile your clever moves so filled with guile you speak tongues of cat and bird and whisper trills of songs unheard enthralled with…

  • Poetry

    Voices of Many

    Loud and clear, Soft and subtle,   Uttering Urging Beckoning Bellowing Whining Screaming Shrieking Tap, tap, tapping, Without words, without volume With oh so much to say. Affirming Demeaning Confirming Denying Questioning Answering Confusing Amusing Wanting Waning Declaring Demanding, Jockeying…

  • Poetry

    this is for you

    I have something to share with you. Did you ever listen to the words of the dirty-clean smell on an about to be rainyday? on that day, I open the window because the wind is trying to tell me (it’s…

  • Poetry

    Just This

    Lose bitterness, Choose acceptance, Let your soul be free. Find the place, Where grace resides, And Union can just be.   © 2020 Gail Barrie  

  • Poetry

    Made of These

    Of tinfoil pinpoint stars In blackest infinight Am I made. Of remotest snow-capped Echoing silence mountain heights In azure sunshine day Am I made. Of coming summer storms And putting the bikes away Am I made. Of winter Am I…

  • Poetry

    Abalone Charms

    Slip into Abalone charms And let yourself be found In ancient tales of oceans blue And treasures nature bound Dance with iridescence Let it wash your mind With wonders pure and simple Potentials intertwined Feel your inner spirals Relax into…