Dare to love yourselfas if you were a rainbowwith gold at both ends.

Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.

Quote words that affirmall men and women are yourbrothers and sisters.

Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.

Feet sandaled with dreams tread paths of vision leading to wisdom’s sharp peaks.

Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.

Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.

You are the hybrids of golden worlds and ages splendidly conceived.

Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.

A violinist fiddled.With strings resined for winter.Summer's light splintered.

Hope drowned in shadowsemerges fiercely splendid––boldly angelic.

I knew I loved youwhen 'home' went from being a placeto being a person.

We wear many things,   but that with greatest import     is our expression.

Absence of problems   does not lead to happiness.     Dealing with them does.

Buds in the snow—the deadly fightbetween two birds