Life’s Call

I'm done
fighting life

with double-edged
swords
and angry 
words..

resisting;
and persisting
in loops
and circles..

I let go of it all..

I surrender
until

I hear
life's call.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

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

Meandering

Energies and signs;
synergy
and time..

bind
yesterday
tomorrow
and today..

meandering

like a river
passing
through..

we find
our
way.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

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

Weightless

In this present
moment
I am

weightless.. 

free
from the burden
of anticipation 

unbound
from the chains
of regret.. 

I let
myself be.

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

Why

I don't know
why..
birds migrate 

and rivers run
dry..

why fate unfolds
like a story
told..

of rising high; 

falling low 
rising high.. 

I don't know why.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

A Pebble

So here I am..

my ragged
edges
made smooth; softened
by life's jagged touch

like a pebble plunged
through the rocky flow..

knowing nothing
for sure

though the water
is pure.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: Poems from the Universe

Breath

I draw a breath
a breath of sorrow
a breath
sublime..

a breath
where solitude
and wholeness
combine..

I draw a breath

this breath
divine.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: Poems from the Universe

Overflowing

Someday
soon
all hearts
will beat
in time..

our energy
combined
will overflow..

overthrow

all
that carves
our human
sorrows..

reclaim
our children’s
lost tomorrows.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Gentle

The gentle breeze
of our soul
bathes
all doubt

in whispers
of
truth..

our storm
shouts
loudly
of
nothing.

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