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patiently

waking up from a coma forgetting where the door handle is yes, the one that can get you out into the the light how bright and warm it is how different it is to be reflected in the light smiling what does this feel like? how long have i been under? how long have i…

look to the sky

when you come to the first part of the day where you are under sky after a long while confined and neatly organized suddenly released into the the wild vibrant rainbow sky where you don’t know the outcome but feel that it will be good stand under it looking up and as you close your…

unbroken

the hands reach out to hold on put the pieces back together hold it together the hands surround support each one giving warmth each one giving strength the hands soothe the hands calm the hands centered around the body place hands and hold they do so until there is no more they bind together bring…

this sounds so familiar

bells ring across the land the chord structure sounds familiar and sad and i’m trying to remember go back in my memory playing the notes backwards the beat is inside out and someone sings in spanish, which makes me cry i’m breathing at a pace that seems reasonable but i don’t know if the fog…

play this song for strength of vision

bounce this song will hypnotize this is the song you tell your problems to it is a patient listener but don’t surprised if it moves around while you talk it has things to do as you are in the same room as this song you notice your heartbeat begins to slow until the guitar enters…

living in reality

there is nothing fake about the sun meeting the earth it happens every day sometimes you are fortunate enough to see the synchronicity of wisps of clouds weather bringing blue skies cloudy skies sometimes you are fortunate enough to see the moment when colors where light collides and blends into itself pink clouds bright orange…

echoes of the crashing waves aren’t the only thing

against the cliffs the powerful sound of waves reaching up to touch sand get closer thunderous crashes pounding into the shore only far off there is a bright stillness a break in the misty clouds where the sun that looks like a moon shines boldly down over there is where i want to be and…

playing songs

i have a song with cello it contains samples its beat is slow and soothing there is a piano that plays and feels like a dark lit lounge an ethereal singer’s voice floats warmly the air in this song… i can’t tell if it’s foggy or smokey but it is thick light gets caught in…

things to remember

1. There are good things in the world. 2. Sometimes they are small. 3. People will listen if you give them time and space. 4. People will work hard. 5. Not everything needs to be done or perfect. 6. But sometimes there are perfect moments. 7. A different point of view is a breath of…

watercolor sky

watercolor sky the kind that delicately covers the earth with soft light buildings weighed down by tired practices they gleam they shine to a different tone and the way the cloud blanket looks today we don’t know if it’s mountain or air marveling at nature’s impromptu artistic impulse as if it said i think i…