To a Sad Friend
You’re all oystered up, The grain of sand in your tender flesh Turning pain into trauma. (What pearls emerge from irritation! What strength from bitter weakness!) Sweet seed pearl, friend, The shadows from your eyes Arouse my own cruel ghosts.…
Perspective
Some things in life will matter the most While others stay trivial as dust. Be careful in choosing which battles you fight And keep your perspective. Just trust.
Wandering Wondering Where your spirit will lead you next, Beyond Belief There is a pristine place not yet imagined, Summoning Sensation Will you answer the call? © 2021 Gail Barrie
The Flower Girl
Unknown days before the wedding Aunt Ann permed her hair, with “Just a little extra tug” to ensure each curl, But a tough ouch for such a small girl. A fragment of an aisle memory (One meticulous petal at a…
Table For One
Bless this precious solitude Oasis of privacy and peace The gateway to my center No reservation required, To feast upon such comfort-joy Awakens deeper hunger pangs Yearnings strong and tender rise Toward a union forged in grace, While moon and…
Peony Petals
Today I am touched By the softness of living, Silky movements Shimmering moments, Melting all the way into The gentle purr of love’s caress. © 2021 Gail Barrie
Bluebird of Happiness
In ’45 a hit song flew On radio’s magic wing. Indigo airwaves, azure quarks Did “Bluebird of Happiness” bring. With longing heart, an echo lofts Like pure cerulean light. From desire’s transient nest Joy takes a fledgling flight. Climbing, diving,…
Memory’s Embrace
My moth-eaten memory remains, Despite frays, a warm garment. I share some fabrications with my brothers That we hand-me-downed to our baby sister. The clothes make the man (or woman, or child). The designer was a family committee. When we…
Once More, Beauty
Make yourself at home Within the heart of beauty Where all are truly welcome And life smiles sweetly Upon every little thing Let yourself relax Into the heart of beauty Where peace calls your name And joy rises with delight…
The ultimate hug . . . . Our way forward. © 2021 Gail Barrie
