Tag: travel

Moments With Family

In all this world
With its proud vistas
And exquisite scenery

There is nothing
More beautiful
Than a moment shared

Sometimes, just before the sun crests the sky
I close my eyes
Let the colours flood my mind
And fill my heart

I listen to the earth
And her creatures
Awakening

There are lots of things
Which are much more important
Than making money

One of my favourites
Is a really good nap

Some beacons keep me safe
They guide me
Through the narrow channels
They help me avoid
Life’s rocky shoals

Some beacons inspire me
To explore
The untravelled roadways
They help me overcome
Life numbing caution

There is something about a sunset
A mood…
It’s a closing, a wind-down
It’s the deep breath at the end of a task

But a sunrise…
Awakenings, beginnings
Arisen possibilities
A sunrise is anticipation

There are places of history
We maintain
Beyond their usefulness
Because we want to hold onto the past

There are places of the past
We let go
To lie fallow and go to ground
Because we no longer need them

I love discovering
Small moments
In the presence
Of grandeur

It reminds me
That I am a small being
Existing within
Something greater than myself

On a large canvas
Even the brush strokes
Can be beautiful
Laden with insight

In the desert
Where only death
And the earth
Linger long

In the desert
I strip myself
Bare of conceit
Bare of ego

I’ve done some pretty interesting things in my life

Sure, when opportunity knocked
I answered the door

But opportunity doesn’t always knock
Sometimes, I just leave the comfort of my own home