Self Prayer

Forgive yourself

for all the times
you messed up 
the beauty
of it all...

for keeping dreams
small...

for not knowing
what you know
now..

on those days

when 
you fall.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Unity

Seeds of unity
are sown,
as love
flows

with faith
in the unknown...

and this new day
smiles 

upon 
the middle 
way.

Poem & painting by Mairi

Full Volume

It was more
than
the magic
and the turbulence
that tore
through us

at full volume..

it was 
the expansion
of our souls;
the revelation
of our resilience

the return
of our love
and innocence.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Peaceful Sorrow

And so
we survived..

as we walked 
through
the fire of it all;
the charade of it all;

through 
the masquerade ball
to the curtain call..

Oh.. such peaceful
sorrow now;

in the letting go
of it all.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Only Love

Love
sees
only love..

it rises
from within me..

eternal
unconditional
light and free;
crystal clear..

where love is

there can be
no fear.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Awaken

Let's change
and rearrange
the view..

raise
the veil;
escape
this prison;
let flow
authentic tears..

erase;
let go

the prism
of fear.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Flowing

In resisting
nothing;
forcing
nothing

I let things come;
I let things go..

flowing
at last..

the past
behind
me.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Love’s Touch

Sometimes
I look at my hands;

ageing
and ageless..

all of life's doing
carved
onto
the skin..

all of love's touch;
given
and received

reflected
from within.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

This Life

This life;
the life 
that chose
me…

this life whose
meandering intensity
and sweetness
has assaulted
and exalted
me

in equal
measure ..

this treasure
of a life
lived

full on.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Somehow

I move
in the direction
of peace..

my humbled grief
played out
on the alter
of unfaltering
belief..

the broken pieces
laid out now;
revealed
and healed

somehow.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Deeper

Deep
within
my being..

deeper
than any sorrow
or blind
non-seeing..

I find..

the resilience
of love..

the innocence
of love.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Affinity

Like 
breaking waves..

aching
for time's
release..

we reach for
affinity's
shore

restored 

by
peace.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Peace

An olive branch;
a white dove's 
view;
another chance
to renew

a fountain
of love..

above and beyond

all thoughts
of right or wrong

or belonging to.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Towards the Light

Let's turn
towards
the light;

can you feel 
its expansion
within..

as fear begins
to retreat;

defeated..

and faith
meets
love.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Moving On

Places
and faces
have gone..

tears shed
have left no trace;

no sign..

time
bled
away..

it led us
onwards

moving on

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss