wonder when we see
the fantasy family
of whole holidays

the ties that bind us
to the earth and each other
are deeper than life

the smiles of laughter
in summer's prairie garden
practicing for life

all that time gone by
with hardly a second thought
and then there we are

way way long ago
I lived in a tree forest
filled with mighty oak

o dear peacekeeper
live within my breath and blood
that I may become

one more time to be
back on the planet of stars
rolling home again

wherever home is
I have infinite welcome
as my erring self

there's something like that
which lives inside twinkling eyes
locking me in time

friends gather like rain
pooling into one warm smile
of love and laughter

my life ever changed
on this date so long ago
for which I'm grateful

there is a weary
that comes from living fully
and loving boldly

meet the afterglow
of living the connections
among us each day

I don't remember
much of who I've been today
in those tomorrows

he died by the gun
trigger pulled by his own hand
leaving life behind

time pulls us apart
and puts us back together
again and again

cut the tree's limbs down
and see its life still reaching
further than your own

transcend the bodies
that bind us to our judgements
blocking us from souls

transgender lives matter

water and sky bleed
smoothly at damp horizons
of pinks blues and white

the rain reminds me
that everything is alive
and that I am too

I was meant to sing
from the depths of my deep soul
through through the layers...