tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81206680967518544062023-11-15T08:54:12.745-08:00LibertaeAlways a poet and then activist for cannabis law reform, Libertae finds beauty in nearly everything and the opportunity for helping the world grow at the same time she expands her own soul. Enjoy.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-48533245367121551482013-10-17T08:23:00.002-07:002013-10-17T08:25:28.942-07:00MorningThere was an egg in a basket<br />
Toast with a fine egg sunny side<br />
I ate the basket<br />
I ate the egg<br />
They were both covered<br />
Picnic blanket of cheese<br />
To my left<br />
There is a shiny rock<br />
Supposed to encourage money<br />
Supposed to make me confident<br />
About business<br />
There are two small bags<br />
Each with what can be called<br />
Semi-precious stones<br />
But once I lost the blue bag<br />
I felt my soul shatter<br />
Looking everywhere for it<br />
There is a large scarab<br />
It's lapis lazuli<br />
I stare at it<br />
Barely touch it<br />
Once I wore a pendant<br />
Made of the same cobalt stone color<br />
Gave me nightmares<br />
Of past lives<br />
So I accidentally on purpose<br />
Lost it<br />
Might be under the bed.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-50465667908500180082013-09-20T06:53:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:53:12.833-07:00My Friends<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Artists</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Renegades</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Mamas</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Speechers</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Mic checkers</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
People evolvers</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Stars of many skies</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Suns </div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Life givers</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Spark makers</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Bright</div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Bright </div>
<div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
Bright.</div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-2748609119329445322013-09-20T06:50:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:50:08.938-07:00One Day<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will return to mother</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beyond the stars </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beyond dark nights</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beyond days where</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I may have seen her </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the morning mist</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before one is fully awake</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will tell her</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About my journey</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About how hard it was</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To not come running </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After her so many years ago</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When she made her way</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through the veil</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without me</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One day</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will return to mother</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will lay my head down</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upon her lap</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She will give me the peace</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have sought</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Soothing all those years</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without her</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That were like lightning</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Striking upon the doors</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of my sad heart</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One day</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I return to mother</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will finally be able</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To sleep</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through the night.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-35069428430933657662013-09-20T06:44:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:44:49.052-07:00Secret to Happiness<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gratitude</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I forget this</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I despair</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I remember</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everything</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is glorified</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And new.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-50035987320509878192013-09-20T06:42:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:42:27.872-07:00Royal Pain<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Put down the gauntlet</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hero to yourself</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is no mountain</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To crest</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The range is long</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is but a </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Low hill</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Long haul</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No use </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Puffing out</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hollow cage</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wasting air</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hollow journey</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No one is important</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not even you.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-32462272781556923142013-09-20T06:41:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:41:20.687-07:00Simplicity<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Things were simpler<br />Way back when<br />There were trees<br />Touched lightly<br />Kissed by breeze<br />Nothing was mowed<br />Chopped or burned<br />The world would turn<br />Simply<br />We had only </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One another<br />Before They came<br />Made other plans<br />Cut down the trees<br />Poisoned the breeze<br />Tore up the roots<br />Burned everything else<br />The world still turns<br />But everything<br />So much more complex<br />Unnecessary<br />Where has it all gone?</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-19013563321174070212013-09-20T06:37:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:37:24.861-07:00Magic Keys<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just because</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They're invisible</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Does not mean</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They do not exist</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your eyes</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Are for one dimension</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your hopes</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For another</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our wishes</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Create manifestation</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe you'll get</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What you want</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe you'll get</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What you didn't know</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You wanted</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Magic keys</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Are everywhere</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But they do not unlock</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You unlock</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Them</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You are the key</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are the unlocking</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of You</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you are now</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Be free</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And see</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The veil is thin</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do not be thick</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See?</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-34241806487260387702013-09-20T06:30:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:36:27.534-07:00Hate Machine<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hate</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Poisons everything</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A machine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without organic parts</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A beating heart</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Human</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Part machine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Full machine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hate machine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The sights I've seen</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the journey</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spurned by</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hard-won knowledge</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I set forth</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To set right</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That which was</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wronged</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But along that path</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rocks jut out</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cut me</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cut back</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Took my own</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beautiful energy</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Squandered it</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Focusing on pebbles</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Small outcroppings</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Losing sight</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of the mountain</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can no longer</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Put oil</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Into that machine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is not mine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is not mine</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is not me.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-67260553957727223622013-09-20T06:28:00.004-07:002013-09-20T06:28:56.974-07:00Journey<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">'Tis better to have lived free </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> than to have run from your soul </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> an entire lifetime.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The fight for continued justice </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> is ever-present, never safe </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and so very fulfilling.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To have lived in Love and Courage </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> is the better choice than to have died</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wondering if one had ever lived at all.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-77837811873927690892013-09-20T06:26:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:26:29.677-07:00Do What You Gotta Do<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the flood</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Swim</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the storm</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shelter</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the sun</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rise</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the dark</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Light</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In your heart</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sing</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In your soul</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shine </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shine </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shine.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-13620941859939840952013-09-20T06:25:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:25:17.308-07:00Poets<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A true poet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Never rests</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is never spared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suffering</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Can never dig</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Deep enough</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though lava flows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though bombs explode</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There they are</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Walking over mines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A thousand times.</span>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-84641480164420510532013-09-20T06:22:00.004-07:002013-09-20T06:22:40.951-07:00Encapsulate<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Echo Echo Echo</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reverb</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reciprocity</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Agony</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Joy</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pain</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sadness</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gratitude</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Echo Echo Echo </span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-71151694838535348362013-09-20T06:20:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:20:29.659-07:00Comet<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blazing across the sky</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before or long after </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have ever seen</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or will see</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The real time light</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But it has traveled so far</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To show us</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brilliance</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marvelous show</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of time</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of space</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of beauty</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One moment</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of looking down </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At a shoe in a puddle</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seeing the beginning</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of hope reflected</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the smooth glass</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of water </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of the dark sky</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, look up</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And see it</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marvel at the gift!</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-27792032412820625472013-09-20T06:18:00.002-07:002013-09-20T06:18:55.753-07:00Jumping Ship<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Daddy</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You ran the ship aground</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Expecting me to paddle</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the dirt</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I tried to dredge up rocks</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To make us go forward</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So loyal</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So naive</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So hopeful</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But we just went deeper</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Into darkness</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I kept looking up</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seeing the sun</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the horizon</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the smooth glass water</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I want a ship of my own</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Me as captain at the helm</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mighty and powerful</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To reach that horizon </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without you</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Into the next day</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And the next</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And the next</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There will be no anchor</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Only propulsion</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No weighty drag.</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-32678841674893941722013-09-20T06:15:00.001-07:002013-09-20T06:16:07.274-07:00Words<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, they are only words</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ones that made me lurch forward</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the seat of my soul</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, these words</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ones of beauty and hope</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I reach out for you</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like my own mother's hands</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pulling you close</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Keeping you in my heart</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So that in the days to come</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My feet will continue</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To move forward</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the direction</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of light and progress.</span></div>
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-55874987973736315322013-09-20T06:11:00.001-07:002013-09-20T06:12:44.590-07:00Deep EndMost people think<br />
The edge is the end<br />
But it's where the sun rises<br />
Where it goes further on<br />
In the evenings too<br />
To rest<br />
To bring forth life<br />
To cover our world<br />
In light<br />
Most people think<br />
The end is final<br />
But it's only<br />
The beginning.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-63115927711379768792013-07-15T09:29:00.001-07:002013-07-15T09:31:58.301-07:00The WeightShoulder it<br>
From first memories<br>
Under the bed<br>
Mom Dad<br>
Four feet<br>
Scuffle-punch<br>
She fell<br>
I covered my mouth<br>
So scared<br>
So confused<br>
Oh, mommy, don't cry<br>
Brain screaming<br>
Heart in flames<br>
Fast forward<br>
Hands in places<br>
They don't belong<br>
Not my father<br>
Not my real father<br>
I'm not real<br>
Please<br>
Please<br>
Don't let me be real<br>
Lightning from the sky<br>
Strike me down<br>
Bury my soul<br>
Give rest<br>
In darkness<br>
In dirt<br>
I cant hang on<br>
Much longer.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-18146126877851626222011-07-23T16:03:00.000-07:002011-07-23T16:04:25.998-07:00Advice:None of us are long for this world. Transcend yourself in spite of time.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-17093297076857258852011-07-05T21:00:00.000-07:002011-07-05T21:01:01.358-07:00Shhh, It's OkayIn the shedding of our sorrow, we are better and lighter prepared for many happy tomorrows.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-45712830305564686362011-05-16T05:27:00.001-07:002011-05-16T05:27:21.251-07:00ChildrenThe seedlings have pushed their way above the soil. They greet me like a legion of children waiting for sustenance and love every morning. I shall grant their wishes and they, mine.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-27771853671338740872011-05-01T15:19:00.001-07:002011-05-01T15:19:53.625-07:00Pushing TimeTime passes slowly<br />There is no mercy in it<br />When desperation pushes hard<br />Time laughs<br />Who the fuck do you think you are?<br /><br />No one<br />No one.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-7215871901951718282011-05-01T15:18:00.000-07:002011-05-01T15:19:01.796-07:00A Moment of GratitudeI am grateful for....<br /><br />... the roof over my head<br />... the hot tea in my mug<br />... beautiful souls enlightening my days<br />... my handsome loving interesting creative children<br />... human's humans humaning<br />... the perennials in the garden awakening<br />... being a conduit for evolution of spirit<br />... socks<br />... cleanish water<br />... soft as a bunny feline companion<br />... tomorrow...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-1705911565803138492011-05-01T15:16:00.000-07:002011-05-01T15:17:18.554-07:00All the steps betweenFrom start to finish<br />There are all the steps<br />That fall between<br />Happiness<br />To sadness<br />Middle-ness<br />Some people<br />Walk in circles<br />Predictable and safe<br />Others<br />Walk so far From where they start<br />They do not look<br />From side to side<br />They arrive<br />And once they do<br />Stay there<br />Me<br />I have done so much<br />Of both<br />I am still walking<br />But sometimes<br />I don't know<br />What the fuck<br />I'm doing.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-18780989551234318212011-05-01T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-01T15:15:43.659-07:00Evolution from ExperienceMother<br />Were I able to protect you<br />He would not have<br />Put his hands on you<br />I was so small but<br />In my mind<br />I was 1000 feet tall<br />I stomped him<br />With my giant foot<br />You didn't cower<br />I didn't feel powerless<br />In reality<br />I was just a little girl<br />I couldn't move<br />Your pleas for mercy<br />Your cries for help<br />They did not go unheard<br />I am still sorry though<br />These days<br />I fight for justice...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120668096751854406.post-11824056430319449232011-05-01T15:13:00.001-07:002011-05-01T15:13:49.571-07:00The problem with an open heart...You love so deeply<br /><br /> so openly<br /><br />There is so much space<br /><br /> for sorrow<br /><br /> for light<br /><br /> for lemons<br /><br /> for little needling knives.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05788460140149722829noreply@blogger.com1