VOICE ODYSSEY
Just as the earth was sung into being
Give yourself permission to speak
Let your voice be a prayer
May it bring liberation and peace
Reflecting the love and courage
That lives in your heart
For sound moves matter
Our bodies are the record keepers
Holding the wisdom and
Pain of our ancestors
Speak your truth to end the cycle
For those who had to stay silent
Your song is the medicine of our time.
LAPIS LAZULI
With one look I’m lost
Dark blue,
Like the night sky
I’m searching for you
Among swirling galaxies
Separated by millions of stars
Intertwined by an ancient ore.
DIVINE MASCULINE
Your gentle rūḥ warms my heart
And your hands my weary feet
Your light shines bright
A guide for lost souls in the dark
So steady and true
You inspire faith and trust in masculinity
A love unspoken
Yet known in every gesture
Your patience is healing
And your kindness medicine.
A true prince, your Divine energy
Conjures Badr al-Badur, his Feminine
In turn, she offers her infinite wisdom
Refuge in her innermost sanctuary, the qalb
Beloved, hand in hand
Let us be of service in the world.
GRIEF
Grief is love with no home
Unseen and forgotten
It wanders restlessly
Seeking shelter in the hollows of the body
Only when grief is invited as a guest
Into the master chamber of the heart
Will it find peace, restored to love.
HIGHER LOVE
The highest calling of the Divine Feminine
Is to lead a man to his soul,
To initiate his healing,
To connect him back to Divine Source.
While the Divine Masculine’s highest calling is
To honor and protect the feminine,
Ensuring her path of service is free of harm.
ECLIPSE
As we move through time
Our souls kiss
Your body tracing mine
Ephemeral, in perfect alignment
Transcending beingness
A ring of pure light
Shining like nebulae
Infinite and circular
My perfect reflection
You cover me
Casting dark shadows
Lost in the folds of memory
As one hides, the other seeks
An endless dance among the stars.
SONG OF MY HEART
Strong and steady is the beat
Of my Beloved’s heart calling me home Memories play
Like a worn out childhood record
Your voice dancing through galaxies
Impervious to time
In silence
a new rhythm is born
A stillness that shatters illusions
I feel you humming along
You are the song of my heart.
SACRED WOMAN
Warrior women
Rainbow daughters
Come forth, and heal thy womb
Descendants of the stars
And give birth to light!
THE RAMBLER
For Dad
Highway traveler
back road wanderer
endless miles
outlined in yellow crayon
half-grown
half-crazy
experience driven by curiosity
in a ’64 Ford LTD
shave an hour off
a twenty-minute drive
one foot after the other
desire becoming reality
the life of an aggravatin
problem solvin, country boy
an existence sustained by
pickles and peanut butter
even though, like hank and willie
all your friends have settled down
may the road keep callin
as you explore new frontiers.
STARLIGHT DREAMER
For Mother
Where moonlit gardens dream
And roses lay their heavy buds to sleep
She gazes upon the stars
Floating on pearlescent clouds
Swirling silvers mists
Gather tiny dewdrops
Shimmering moonbeams shine
On a sea of iridescent jellyfish
Twilight’s purple veil
Reflects on crystal waters
As waves of aquamarine
Wash upon sparkling violet shells.
THE SECRET
Shhh
The moon has a secret
It whispered to me…
Beloved,
You are mine and
I am yours.
BRAVE ONE
Only the courageous join the front lines
In this battle we call love
Its inevitable, the pain we inflict on the other
No one escapes without wounds
The heart breaks into a thousand pieces
Creating room for an endless love
Drunk on desire and passion
The senses take over
The only thing the future can promise
Is now, this moment is all we have
Brave one, lead
And I will follow you into the unknown…
HERE
I do not see you with my eyes
But with my heart
You live here
Engraved in my soul
An endless journey
Like stardust dancing on the wind.
انا لا اراك بعيني
لكن بقلبي
انت تعيش هنا
محفور في روحي
رحلة لا نهاية لها
مثل غبار النجوم يرقص على مهب الريح
LOST
The road to clarity is paved with confusion.
To ease your burdens on the journey
Discard ego attachments
You have collected along the way.
Allow yourself to get lost
To find the way.
YOU
My heart leans towards you
The way the rose receives the sun.
MIRROR OF THE HEART
You can wander the entire universe
Seeking the one who is more deserving
Of your love and affection
Yet, only when you polish
The mirror of your heart
Can you see clearly
The reflection of the most deserving one
Is you.
THE CHILD
Ode to Nizar Qabbani
Give me a child with your pure heart
And playful smile
Who embodies your nurturing spirit
Eyes glowing with curiosity
Who is forever exploring
The fabric of reality
Free and discerning as a hawk
Soaring high after their dreams
Through quantum realms
Traveling to places most cannot imagine
This is the prophecy
Our divine rainbow child
Whose light shines through seven rays.