I ran into a poet a couple months ago, a good friend of PUSH, who kind of inspired me to attempt to write poetry in my journaling. I ended up in a workshop with this guy, Charlie Cote, and have been pleasantly surprised by how things turned out.

There will be no claims to poetic genius, but I think using poetry here every now and again might be fun. I figure this is probably a good way to get a sense for how I view life. Hope you enjoy. Oh, and feel free to comment.

On to the first one:

Angels of the Garden

Summer flowers alight in the wind
Dancing amid the gusty tides

Fluttering, not tethered now
Petals flown without a string

Heaven carried now to earth,
On winds no leaf considers

Seraphim to the dandelions
Revelations to roses in the thorns

Message given, pure flowers bound
On Mercury’s sandals to rejoin the dance

Two petals meet, doubling
Their joy in intricate blur

Drinking deep the currents of the sky
No earthly nectar may hold them long

White butterflies on bright wings
Angels of the garden, amidst the weeds