Moving On

Places
and faces
have gone..

tears shed
have left no trace;

no sign..

time
bled
away..

it led us
onwards

moving on

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Life’s Call

I'm done
fighting life

with double-edged
swords
and angry 
words..

resisting;
and persisting
in loops
and circles..

I let go of it all..

I surrender
until

I hear
life's call.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Something Beautiful

A shaft of light;
the flash
of belief..

forgiving insight;
a falling
leaf..

benevolent toil;
the butterfly’s
wing..

a merciful smile;
all fragile
things.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Winter Pledge

I will not
allow
this life
to freeze my heart;

I vow..

nor turn me 
inside out
and tear my soul 
apart
with doubt
and loss
of faith..

I embrace

all that flows
with kindness;
love

and grace.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Shadow

There is no
darkness;
only
a shadow..

just
the shrouded
reflection
of all 
that blocks
the power
of light

to reveal

to heal
to grow.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Meandering

Energies and signs;
synergy
and time..

bind
yesterday
tomorrow
and today..

meandering

like a river
passing
through..

we find
our
way.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

A Way Through

Oh spark
of love..

reignite
our stifled
and forgotten
light..

illuminate
a way 
through

these dark
uncharted
days..

back to 
you.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Even As

Even 
as..

my mind
flits
and 
turns;
racing
raging
churning..

with 
more
and more

of life..

love
is at my core.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

All That’s Been

I'll meet you
somewhere
in between..

within the light
of all
that's been..

where unspoken 
words
cannot 
hide..

and love abides.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

All Those

The giver
of love;
the deliverer
from harm..

the warrior
forgiver;
tainted
saint..

the blindly
cruel;
the blinded
fool..

I've seen
and been

all those.

Poem & Painting by Mairi

Scattered

All I thought
I knew
is nothing..

I've been
dismantled;
scattered

distilled
and refilled..

the shattered
pieces
settling
still.

Poem & Painting by Mairi
Excerpt: This Beautiful Abyss

Release

Concealed
wounds
rise

to be healed..

within the pain;
through
the unease

accepting loss;
embracing
peace..

a time
of revelations
and release.

Poem & Painting by Mairi