Walking With the River

Walking with the river
In the quiet of dusk
Walking with the current
Going with the flow
A gentle breeze surrounds me
Downy ducklings drift along
Walking with the river
I hear the rivers song
Calming and soothing
It brings comfort to my soul
Walking with the river
Letting everything else just go
The river's my companion
quiet and still
Walking with the river
Is the way I love to feel

Ode to Alcohol

This is an ode to Alcohol,

That cunning and baffling drug

It will take your life and twist it around

Then leave you like yesterday’s rug

At first you feel happy and silly

Do things that can be kind of rude.

Embarrass yourself , Make a fool of yourself ,

Get loud and a little crude,

It begins to numb the senses

So the demons will go away

But when you come back to yourself again

There’s double the demons to pay

Thousands of brain cells are destroyed

Each time you take that drink

After a while the grogginess

Makes it difficult to think

Self will begins to run riot

No one is right but you,

All the bad deeds are another’s fault

Responsible is not something you do

Pretty soon you need some more

Just to mellow out

More and more and more it takes

To the place you can just drop out

You lose the friends you met in the bar

To drugs or divorce or death

You lose your true friends and family

You lose your life , your own breath

By now you’re pretty much out of control

You lie, you cheat you steal,

Morals become a thing of the past

There’s only one thing……… Your will

It’s a legacy to pass on to the kids

That deadly and dark disease

Denial the elephant in the room

Starts to be used with ease

The pattern is set to pass it on

Because people refuse to get help

They’d rather be sick than take the steps

Toward wellness, happiness, health

You’re finally a true monster

Insanity has taken your life,

You’ve lost your job, your husband, your wife

The only thing left is ?


-A High Price to Pay-

or

Turn your will over to a higher power that can restore you to sanity

One step at a time

Let go and let God

The Crystal Castle

It's never too late to manifest a dream. The Crystal Castle became a reality for Rob and I when we were in our mid fifties. We have always liked crystals. When our relationship was just beginning, we went to a place called Central City which was an old mining town in Colorado. We went into a mineral and stone shop and were attracted to a large quartz crystal and a crystal cluster with two quartz crystals and a third smaller crystal. We think it was the union of our souls and another one joining us, our son Jameson. When we were married my mother gave us a beautiful smoothe quartz crystal that I call our Yin Yang crystal. It has two perfectly smooth formed sides that join in the center. It has always given balance and unity to our relationship.
Later, we were hoping for a larger boat so we could be on the water more. When we got our boat, we christenend it The Crystal Starship after a song by the Doors that we really like. Our house reminds us of a Crystal Castle and that is how it got it's name. I am including pictures and a description of our dream house.

The Crystal Castle
The Crystal Castle glows on a hill when we turn down Pastoral Way
It's white crystal stone lights up the street with an auric glow
It's grand entrance invites us to step into higher realms
Our Three Guardian Angel Cats protect the entrance as the Ancient Egytians
A black welcome sign with our three horses, welcomes guests
The strength of our horses brings power and protection to the grounds
The glass doors bring in prismed rainbows that freckle the stairs with light
Inside the entrance an angel fountain is surrounded by lush green plants.
A painting in the entrance called "Three faiths" brings in the energy of
Christian, Buddha, and the Native Americans.
A New Orleans style staircase winds around the green. As we walk up the stairs,
a Halo of light accents the corner where three dancing girls encircle it.
The girls were sculpted by Armani,an Italian sculptor
Angels and fairies add a heavenly light to each room. Swans and crystal balls accent the rooms with a mystical elegance.
A fairy ball Rob gave me catches rainbows and spreads them around the room
As we walk into each room, paintings of our favorite places around the world invite us in.
In the living room we can float down the canals of Venice
The dining room,we can hop on our bikes after a pastry and Cafe Au Lait on a back street in Paris
In the family room we are in the country riding our horse home on an open range or bringing a fresh cut Christmas tree home in the sleigh on a snowy evening.
The den we walk into the center of Paris, The Eiffel Tower sparkling against the city of lights. On another wall is one of the many beautiful parks in Paris graced by swans.
The kitchen has a nook with a red climbing rose that frames the window.
Walking up the stairs we are suddenly in the Cliffs along a lake in Italy
The guest room welcomes friends to one our our favorite places.
A lavendar sunset on the beach in Laguna with gulls crying, sings them to sleep.
My studio upstairs is for painting, writing, music, thinking and fairy magic with a fairy garden and lots of fairies with cute names like Aspenglow, Windsong,Lilac,Tricksie, Rose, Sprite, Whimsy, Lily and Sweet Pea.
The fire places bring Robs fire energy to warm the rooms and the fountains bring my cooling water energy.
A picture of an artist painting in Giverny frames the end of the hall.
The master suite opens on to a courtyard with a rose garden. Roses are one of my favorite flowers. In the courtyard I have a yellow climber that cheers me. One of my favorites is a climber called Handel. It is pink with a white edge and blooms profusely. I also have a yellow and gold fairy my sister Angela gave me, "Sunny" in the courtyard and a gnome carrying two buckets of water I call "Randolph".
The master suite reminds me of a Villa in Italy. The bed has flowers winding around a silver frame at the top. A fireplace warms the room and I can watch the fire as I soak in my favorite place, The bath. A moon kissing a sun is on the wall which we bought in Sienna, Italy. I like to meditate and create in the bath. Often I sprinkle rose petals into the tub. My favorite places in the master are the fireplace and of course the bath.
We have an acre of ground and half of it is in pasture for the horses. The white fences and green grass reminds me of the green meadows of Kentucky. We have gnomes helping the garden grow. Tommy O'toole is the rose specialist. Freddy and Fritz have fun playing in the garden on the teeter-totter. Randolph brings in the water. Luther is the doctor of the garden and gives me advice on this and that. I also have a cute toad that adds a little magic to the garden. As you can see, the dream house is full of magic and whimsy.

My tomatoes and cukes went nuts last summer.
Thanks Gnomes!

Snow in the Night

Snow in the Night

The sun breaks through jagged peaks as the day awakens
Rays steal over the quiet unspoiled blanket of new fallen snow
The light sprinkles the lawn with a coat of glittering diamonds
Snow crystals become a million minute suns in a great white universe

More Ocean Shots

East Coast or West Coast

Which is the Best Coast?

As long as it's the ocean you'll never lose

Meet Me In Laguna

Meet Me In Laguna

Meet me in Laguna
If I go before you
Down by the steep cliffs at the water's edge
Walk along the sand and look for two seagulls
Flying toward the light house
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On our Special Days
On January twentieth
When our eyes first met across the room
Through transparent curls of crashing waves
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On Valentines
Like when we sipped an aqua melon slush
While the sun dipped low
Painting the world a scarlet glow
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On the day I was born
March four
The wind will whisper a song of love
To your soul from mine
Remember me and how I loved the ocean
Let the waves talk and laugh with you
As we used to do
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On October eleven
The day we joined our hearts and hands
Look across the golden waves and I will come to you
Through a gulls cry or a dolphins face
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On August nineteen
The day you were born
When the sun is reaching it's highest peak
The heat will warm your heart and set it afire
I'll be there

Meet me in Laguna
On the day I left this world
I'll come back to you
With the damp smell of sea
The water lapping at your feet
I'll kiss your toes with a gentle wave
I'll be there

For Rob

My Ideal Church

The name of my worship service would be The Serenity Spiritual Place
My ideal church wouldn't really be a church. It would be more like a way to worship and celebrate God's creation. Since I think of myself as a Zen, Shaman, Mormon, Mayan, Christian, Wiccan, Mystic because I have learned things from all these spiritual practices, I would combine all of these things in my ideal way to worship. It would be conducted by women or men but I would have enlightened women speak often because they make very good ministers.
Wiccan really means Wise Woman or Wise one. Some people are threatened by wise women
but enlightened ones are not threatened.

The place would change. Depending on the season. Preferably it would be out in the beauties of nature. Anywhere where you could enjoy the majesty of this beautiful world. It would be a place where we could appreciate and be close to nature like the Native Americans.
It might be in a High Mountain Valley filled with butterflies, wild flowers, Dragon flies, and humming birds,or by a a peaceful lake framed by pines. Or by the Ocean in Oregon with Driftwood, and cliffs and the sea sounds.
It would start with everyone singing a hymn we all know like "Let there be peace on Earth"
or "Shower the People You Love with Love" or "You Feel up My Senses" I have several songs I like that could fit here
There would be a thought presented sharing some ideas from any of the great spiritual masters.
Christ's teachings and love would be taught as a way to live happily and peacefully in life
Then we would have a Zen meditation listening to natural sounds or beautiful music be it Native
American or Asian flutes, harp music, drums, Celtic music, or piano classics
Every one would stand and we would do some Tai Chi movement tuning in and sensing the Chi in God's beauty surrounding us.
Someone would share a musical number either singing, or playing and instrument and sharing one of the gifts God had given them with others
Sharing- We would give whoever wanted to share a chance to give an uplifting or growing time they had experienced. Kind of like Mormons do or AA does .
We would meet once a month I think once a month on the first Sunday of each
month would be good at 11:00
We would close with a familiar spiritual song
Then a prayer to our higher power, who or whatever that may be for each one present

That is what I imagine sometimes as my ideal way to worship.
- Amen- or - Namaste- as they say in Yoga which means I honor the good in you and you honor the good in me