The Masquerade

An overload
of thoughts
exploding..

our weary souls;
our cheerless
hearts..

the shifting sand
and sleight
of hand..

this masquerade
parade
of fear

I'll never
understand.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Fearless Truth

Let me be

where open 
faces
cross my path..

and fearless
truth
embraces
me

with freedom's
choice..

and love's
voice.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Something Beautiful

A shaft of light;
the flash
of belief..

forgiving insight;
a falling
leaf..

benevolent toil;
the butterfly’s
wing..

a merciful smile;
all fragile
things.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Faith

I will not
allow
this life
to freeze my heart
I vow..

nor tear my soul
apart
with doubt
and loss
of faith..

I embrace

all that flows
with kindness;
love 
and grace.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Shadow

There is no
darkness;
only
a shadow..

just
the shrouded
reflection
of all 
that blocks
the power
of light

to reveal

to heal
to grow.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

A Way Through

Oh spark
of love..

reignite
our stifled
and forgotten
light..

illuminate
a way 
through

these dark
uncharted
days..

back to 
you.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Even As

Even 
as..

my mind
flits
and 
turns;
racing
raging
churning..

with 
more
and more

of life..

love
is at my core.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

All That’s Been

I'll meet you
somewhere
in between..

within the light
of all
that's been..

where unspoken 
words
cannot 
hide..

and love abides.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Clear View

On the edge..
wedged between
hope and fear..

with a clear
view

of
love..

will you
fly

and rise
above.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: Poems from the Universe

Whisper

We're tethered
together
here
yet alone, set apart..

I can hear
each heart

whisper..

I'm reaching out
reaching out

touch my soul.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: Poems from the Universe

Life’s Terrain

A child
in life’s terrain;
I stumble
and fall..

blaming
no one..

darkness
cannot
bind me..

light
will always

find me.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Avalanche

The grasping
and never
lasting..

falling below;
knowing nothing
feeling small..

an avalanche
of living

smothering
and recovering

forgiving
all

standing tall.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: Poems from the Universe