the blissful peace beyond the boundaries
of whatever confines us
is ever beckoning
summoning
and calling us to experience
the essence of light
deep within our own beingness
a liberating sacred spirit
spiraling
swirling ……….flowing
lighter than air
opening the way
a path to the sweetest freedom
of pure love
N.
We gather in the glow
of that sheltering heart
overflowing with the spirit of love
that warms us all
We feel the life giving rhythm
pulsing
within our own
drawing us into communion
inviting
every heart
to open to the beauty
and wonder
of the kingdom
of
belovedness
The mystics call us
to the winehouse of the Beloved
to taste the sweetness
of the wine
and lift our hearts
to rejoice in the whispering
flames in
the dancing gaze
of intimates
who gather in love…
N.
Sweet touch of dawn
awakening me
kissing the last
of lengthening
shadows away that like
to follow joy
and obscure the emanations
of light
that bless the world
Love so fills my eyes
that the gaze
brushes everything in sight
with beauty
using darkness
to deepen
the soft robe
of night
the beloved tenderly places
around my shoulders
Starlight lingers
in my hair
and garlands of secrets
are hidden
in the tiny flowers
clinging to my gown
My countenance is radiant
with the beloved
and the light of day
reveals the Joy
I carry inside
I am helpless to dim the glow
so I treasure the grace
and hide my face…
Laughter dances all
around the room
and the voice of intimacy
has opened
my sacred listening
Night surrounds me
while I close
my eyes
to pretend to sleep
the stars linger
in the morning light
but we are unable to delay
the light of dawn
The birds are already singing
and building nests
with strands
of hair
left in the grass
for love
is in the air
Bewildering dew
like sips of wine
loosened
the silvery tongue
of the moon
transforming me into
a living tree
of heaven
in the golden rays
of eternal love
N.
The moist dew clinging and quivering on the petals
of the newly opening flowers in the mystical garden
shining in the luminous rays of early morning sun
hovering caress like the tears brimming from my eyes….
this sweet elixir… the quintessence of dawn
becomes a new threshold for the visions you let me see
a new being blinking and gazing upon a new world
wide eyed and innocent as if for the first time…
Hearing the crooning of the music you play
with pursed lips upon the flute
as your divine breath soothes and sways and plays
with tender touches through my curls flowing
loosely in the wind leaving me swooning
in tenderness and spinning in the graceful
circling dance of all you create…
The divine light of your countenance
weaves a cover of clouds glowing with stars
a garland of wildflowers as my words
fall helplessly and humbly into your beauty
yet this sacred encounter longs for expression
and the touch of spirit is more real than
any ever known in human existence..
Soft sensual arrows of light enter my heart
bewildering the rhythm to align with yours
to feel the field of radiant energy
that surrounds and follows you
opening the portal of your nearness
as you touch the earth with the spirit
and freedom of the purity of love….
N.
Holding out the chalice of the pure wine of love
with both hands……may it find the path through your heart
to glow with light and transparency…..that you might behold
the truth and beauty within you….let the reflections
shimmer like the sun flashing on the ripples of the sea…
as light rides the crest of the rising and falling waves…
Let your garden be filled with flowers of laughter
and water them with your tears……whisper your secrets
as you hide them with the seeds in soft soil
to reach for the light of the beloved…coaxing your growth
and luring you to dance in the arms of intimacy
the stars invite your becoming…
the curving gondola of the mystical moon awaits
your presence in the possibilities of a new dawn..
scattering the rainbows from the colors of you..
upon countless longing hearts waiting to share
the rhythm of your life and the gospels of your soul…
let us sip the sweetness of your song of freedom…
N.
Abraham! Joseph! Moses! Mary! Jesus!
We whisper their names in awe and wonder
becoming aware of their stories
and the creative power of their faith
standing alone in a call from a Voice
within their hearts
sometimes asking the impossible
following love in dreams and visions
that no one could prove
Yet they were launched on a mission
they could not explain
only knew they must follow
one step at a time
moment by moment
a journey
that changed everything
looking for a new way of living
in the kingdom of the soul
A God of Love has infinite faces
knowing our hearts
and longings
our possibilities
Love awakens and empowers
the spirit to move us
into the great arms of belonging
and belovedness
We stand on the shoulders of thousands
who followed a call
of those who were moved by faith
to help create a new world
of freedom
to become a seeker
an explorer
a pilgrim of wonder
in the magnificent light
and glorious mystery
of the wilderness of God
Naomi
Painting by Rassouli
“Faith”
Sometimes when I awaken
in this wilderness
of silence
beneath the moon
visions of the elegance of creation
dance me into a heightened awareness
of the phenomenal variation
of life
Blessed to see and behold
unending moments
of wonder here on earth
the blinding radiance
of it all
breaks free in
the gaze of love
Suddenly am free falling
into deep dimensions
of timelessness
a matrix of mystic seeds
in a womb filled with silent music
waiting to be born
stirring with a longing desire
to create a form
Playing with words
letting them tumble into being
sometimes claiming a place
by finding a space
on the pristine wilderness of a blank page
an untouched field of light
inviting love’s expression
a composition
that arranges itself
in a flowing revelation of new life
Life is seeking union
with love
to reveal itself
through the precious spirit
hidden within us
We are designed to receive
the Beloved
who is forever
forming us to become
the light
that reveals
the glory and grace
of love
Naomi…
Come play
in the soft rays
of dawn
and breathe deeply to catch
the revelations of dusk
and
the musky scent
of night
still clinging
to the golden veil
of the rising sun
~
Creativity
in the surrendered soul
flows through us
in the fullness of love
and finds its expression
in the awe and wonder of surprise
before our eyes
~
for the heart
is a glowing fire
a luminous creator of infinite
and intimate ways
we can express
the voluminous kindness
in the wild
and unique grace
of love
~
with changing colors
we glimpse
the luminous transparency
of infinite beauty
overflowing
and touching us
~
we cannot help but share
with caressing
and open palms
moist with whatever medium
is flowing from us
like silk
as the tip of a flame
writes its secrets through
our vulnerability
~
Love transforms
the moment
into something so sacred
we feel the breath
of whispering
when we truly listen
with the heart
~
a sensual breeze
seems to be
lingering near our lips
softly and tenderly
brushing the skin
like eyelashes
~
a leaping flame of feeling
sends us reeling
and dancing
to a deep rhythm
hidden in the marvelous
womb
of creativity
unleashed by spirit
into a wilderness
of freedom
~
a fountain of pure joy
touches the sky
and becomes
a prism of glorious beams
of streaming light
creating
elegant refrains
of beauty
from a music
of silence
~
O sweet companion
of my soul
how dear you are
love covers the distance
between near and far
and your essence
has become
such
a precious part
of this
eternal heart
In a mother’s heart
a secret opens
like the mystery
and flowering beauty
of spring,
when she tenderly
kisses her child,
she kisses the face of love,
and Mary felt
in her soul
that she was kissing
the face of God,
that the child in her arms
was the wonder
of the great I am
settling softly as a babe
in her arms.
New Mother, New Earth Night Songs 