Rain waters the Earth Life pushes up through the dirt Blooms turn toward the Sun In the Fall […]
Death
The fire still burns Deep hot coals untouched by rain Waiting for the wind To blow the coals […]
Every ending Leads to a new beginning The last shall be first The new grows out of the […]
All my life, says Óðinn Alföðr, I’ve sought wisdom and knowledge. I’ve sacrificed, I’ve studied and endured. And […]
For Michael Thomas Cunningham (1967-2005) When you took ill I prayed for you. Every day I prayed. Three […]
The curtain begins to fall, Darkness is all you see, “But I haven’t completed five acts,” You protest, […]
I wrote this one over 20 years ago, inspired by a Pete Townshend quote. “Look at my life, […]
I’m not ready for you to leave yet. Though I know the time draws nearer When you will […]
Hard to be an idealist when the world turns to shit, Dreams and hopes, ideals and integrity suffocate […]
The Universe is a symphony, Each life is but a song. The people you see are notes; […]
John W. Leys 