And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.
And with a great voice he said:

When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he i... read more

It's a perpetual sunset, purples and oranges kissing the sky
You and I on the beach in a bamboo bungalow, eating grapes.
Pelicans perch, still, on the rocks watching minnows enjoy the tepid water,
busing merrily, quietly, to and fro.

There is salt in the air that sticks to our skin
And we are watching the sun debate policy with the clouds
And the horizon.

Can you feel the vibrant silence that surrounds us, full and unrelenting?
Every salty texture, every shimmer of a fishes scale,... read more