Cause & Effect: The Lady, the Sand, the Result

My Lovely Lady

In your lovely ways,
you gave me
a lovely day—

such a joy,
such a pleasure,
to be with you.

And with a heartfelt hug,
you send me dreaming
on my way home.

Thank You,
my Lovely Lady

Sand is my Lifeblood
(The Ostrich of Denial)

I was the ostrich—
Buried my head in the sand.
Reality was not my friend;
my only friends: blindness
and ignorance.

My life was buried
in heaviness,
turmoil and doubt,
no clear direction.

But,
I found a life
staring at the mesmerizing,
shifting sand
shimmering in the glow.

A subtle rejuvenation,
a quiet revelation—
like growth rings of a tree,
marking the years
blooming, at last
into an old man;
a desert bloom of wry knowledge,
humor’s spark,
a joy of life,
a renewed sense of
creation,
a heart wide open to
a Lady of promise.

Aware, alive, and seeing,
head raised to the sky,
open to evolving.

And then—
my Lovely Lady,
and her radiant smile
appears.

The dune suddenly collapses.
As love reshapes the landscape—
joy leaps to life.

And all hell breaks loose.

With a wild and joyful
WooHoo!!!
To the heavens above.

Just from the lifeblood,
the rebirth,
of sand—
and My Lady’s hug,
the spark of all
change.