june 2020 #micropoetry

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she falls back
breathes in father sky
vast clouds
shooting star
warm salt rivers
run down
sharp cheekbones
the odd satellite
interrupts cosmos
shoulder blade
glaciers melt
right then left
a trinity of white doves
flutter by
punctuating darkness
with light
cloud talker
will sleep
tonight

#micropoetry

oct 14 2023 #haiku #vss

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it is a helpful approach

to give folks

the benefit of the doubt

oct 14 2023 #vss #micropoetry

~

the varying shades
you blushed
when eyes sang
in admiration
of you
to be so seen
pulses felt
hearts melt
and
the moon swooned
to the tune
of love

oct 7 2023 #micropoetry #vss #cree #nehiyawewin

~

expressive ᑮᓯᐠ kîsik tonight

weaving ceremony

spirit flight

drum resounds

loudly thru time

resonance profound

winds pick up

acknowledgement

ancestors proud

ᑫᑫᕁ kekehk flies by

creator sent

silhouetted against

night sky

petitions sent

cosmos high

support felt

request quelled

#micropoetry #vss

translation from nehiyawewin – kîsik is the sky and kekehk is the hawk and the characters prior to each of these words are the sacred spirit markers that make up my language = 44 in total.

nov 26 2022 #micropoetry #vss

Still loving the trees and their endless selfless giving. ❤

Clear Wind Blows Over the Moon

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I love trees

their simple sways

their tentative tangles

neural networks of branches

comforting complexity

fearlessly framing

happily holding up the sky

their true trunks

beckon hugs

from solitary souls

and mulling meanderers

craning to view

these soothing wise kind

ancient few

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a recent encounter

snail blessings 🐌🥰

april 28, 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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laying beneath

your weeping branches

of blossom petal tears

casually shed

on this weary chest

of drawers

filled with

long forgotten papers

strewn about

like yesterday’s news

your falling buds of remembrance

kiss us

renewing our humanity

cleansing sins

third eye flowers

life begins

march 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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you are rainbow mist dispersed on ocean breeze

the rustling whispers of wind in trees

inchworm’s slink on its meditative path

cheeky smile of a cheshire cat

tattered straw of well worn hat

ephemeral billow of window sheers

crystalized salt in grieving tears

haunting call of barred owl drawing near

wolf’s howl in the deep dark wild

joyful song sung by a delighted child

the wink of the moon on a crisp winter night

sacred fire flames dancing brilliant bright

you are the stillness

the silence

between each breath

you are deeply loved

and well beyond death

ᐊᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐠ ahkamêyimok – all of you persevere. #persistence #Nehiyawewin #Cree

This is an important and timely teaching.

Clear Wind Blows Over the Moon

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Red willow is a good teacher at teaching us ᐊᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧᐠ ahkamêyimok – all of you persevere just like our ancestors did.

This series of photos I took demonstrates the power of persistence and what can be accomplished in just one month’s time. Something I am learning in reclaiming my Nehiyawewin language. ❤

Here’s a great article by #CreeSimonSays on this topic and he has a great Facebook page as well:

https://creeliteracy.org/2017/11/02/ahkameyimok-persistence-memes-from-creesimonsays/

If you enjoyed this and you want to learn more about me and the healing work I do you can do so here:

https://soulpurposehealing.weebly.com/

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Poem – I walk between worlds…

I saw an outdated comment that I went to reply to and poof it disappeared so I am reblogging this.

Clear Wind Blows Over the Moon

I walk between worlds
of spirit and the physical
of First Nations, Métis and white
government definitions are meaningless
my Creator knows who I am

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I walk between worlds
plumbing depths of oceans, skimming surfaces of delight
embracing my darkness and equally, my light

I walk between worlds
experienced and beginner’s mind – knowing and naivety
growing up before my time – love and human depravity

I walk between worlds
the childhood war zone; all the lost lives – lucky to be alive
ever peaceful world of spirit calling me home – so my soul can again freely roam

I walk between worlds
small limited human self in this narrow level of being
vast infinite spirit dancing in the unseen

I walk between worlds
of First Nations, Métis & white
government definitions disregard my human right

I walk between worlds
meaningless labels, definitions – I will not defend

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mar 19 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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feel your worth

established at birth

witness the fires

of your passions

expand outwards

spiraling into the world

myriad sparks of blessings

touching all you encounter

all you endeavor

igniting your future

possibilities

and your

soul purpose

#micropoetry #vss

mar 5 2023 #micropoetry #vss #healing

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third eye

rust coloured truths arise

painful in disguise

how long one asks

only to find

it goes back to past lives

processing it through

to the lies at its root

caregiver’s hurt

perpetuated

systemic spirals

entrap

future generations

but you step out

of the vortex

breaking patterns

free to love

#micropoetry #vss #healing

feb 28 2023 #vss #poetry

~

this tiny heart

can’t contain

the love

it generates

so let it spill out

splashing its glee

freedom to be

to all who need it

wet kiss

of acceptance

a colourful embrace

of belonging

given by the stars

and everything

in between

this humanness

this limitless

light being

you are seen

❤️

feb 16 2023

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Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.

Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

Chase after money and security, and your heart will never unclench.

Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.

Do your work then step back.

The only path to serenity.

~Lao-Tze

(Translated by Stephen Mitchell)

Source: https://ishalernertarotcards.com/

feb 2 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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when that connection is made

and the thought of the future engagement

suddenly clicks

and all of your future

unfolds before you

like water

pouring out of a jug

so clear

and so obtainable

all seems so possible

dreams no longer

feel beyond reach

~

fyi this poem is not not re a traditional relationship.

feb 4 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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surrender

to the moment

releasing all thought

give up trying to control

desired outcomes sought

pray for non attachment

chant to let it go

slump into exhaustion

let the tears flow

one deep breath

brings you back

to where you need to be

worries fears and stress

departing happily

feb 15 2023 #micropoetry #vss #climatechange

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such a huge temperature change from -30C (= -24F) to today being 15 C (59 F)!

heard drip drip drip

of spring wishes

hints of winter kisses

tug of war

of seasons

give a good reason

why she shouldn’t

stay longer

hibernating stronger

it won’t be long now

till warmth comes

seed rises

feb 5b 2023 #vss #micropoetry

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chill like a wolf

know your worth

chill like a wolf

worthy since birth

chill like a wolf

why you’re here on earth

the gift you carry

it’s so very

find a way

to bring it forth

share it

with those

for who

it’ll alter

life’s course

never doubt

truths you bring

let your heart sing

feb 6 2023 #micropoetry #vss

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spiralling

downwards

through the bed

through the floor

into the earth

and through its molten core

out to the other side

spinning throughout

the universe

spinning uni verse

star stanzas

weaving off course

of course

to those

who hear

those

that see

those

that want to live

this life

fully

feb 6 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

some nights songs pour through

no idea where from

or who to

they come

they’re sung

they linger

in the air

depending on the genre

smells can range

from sage

to bacon

if not mistaken

miss taking

inward swan

silent sins

see out beyond

the fray carrying on

but the soulful beyond

belong

feb 5 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

the otter swam the water

forgetting his daughter

but she swam away

any way

he chastised himself

for his tom foolery

he didn’t see

her value

her worth

shunned her birth

that pain

haunted his heart

till his death

in spirit

he tried to reach her

but it didn’t occur

she moved on, sir

feb 12 2023 #micropoetry #poetryinspiredbyaphoto #vss

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I miss the mountains

laid out before me

how they stood there; solid

sheer drop of lush dark velvet

deep diving into the ocean

where I longed to follow

their unfathomable roots

a steady backdrop

to a disruptive childhood

often shrouded in mists

teaching me

of futures

and longings

unknown

~

photo by kelly jean rebar