On the rocks where four corners meet

There is a stone that doubles as a seat,

Where thinkers go to sit and think

Where a cactus grows without a drink

Where people flee when pushed to the brink

Where sand grinds the stone flat as it sinks.

Planted seeds grow beneath bare feet

So with the flowers we plant grain and wheat,

Our harvest sweet we glean with who we meet

As nature changes season without defeat,

We are blessed to live lives of significant soil

To have this ground to sacrifice our lives in toil,

To grow as roses blossom in planted gardens

The light shines from a heart that never hardens.

The inch worm crawls for his new home,

The caterpillar builds a chrysalis dome,

But the butterfly flies over top of it all

Never remembering when it was so small

Or that there was a branch before the fall

Now surrenders its will to natures call.

Jesus Christ is way better
Than the simple words of this letter.
So thank you Lord for hope for the future
That the love you share will end the torture
Of every human soul trapped in bondage—
In the storms of life let there be no shortage
Of your grace we can never take for granted,
As we remember the salvation we’ve been handed
In suffering and pain when seeds are planted,
This is the faith and comfort God demanded
When angels sent to watch over us
Become the love we now discuss.
So we must rise above worldly turmoil
To remember we grow from sacred soil,
And though some will say they own the land
We pray good Lord and reach up our hands
That you watch over the dust and all the sands
That blow through time to help us understand
That we are simple children of the light
So please good Lord let us rest tonight.
And when we wake up in the morning
Let us rise with the strength to fight,
As the battle may come without warning
But still we wish to do what is right.
So we offer up this prayer for peace
That someday soon all wars will cease,
And the prisoners will be released
As we remember the brave deceased,
Who died for love let their pain be eased
For their sacrifice good Lord be pleased
That the hope you give us gives us the power to dream
To live in the current of this running stream,
Where your love saves us from being dragged down
Beneath earthly waters where so many drown—
Lift up our spirits with the faith to believe
The unrest of the world your love will relieve
The pain in the hearts of those still yet to find peace
Who will rise to the task and wheels will grease
The locomotive of life bent down on our knees
So we may live in peace like the trees in the breeze.

Standing by the water
The future seems a distant vision
Now that we are not overcome by emotion.
Lost in laughter
We are connected to the beauty
Like thick moss clings to the trees
On the rocks, water washes over our feet
Alive in the cool stream
The sun is warm on our fair skin,
Your son oohs and ahs to get
Over that log or into that dress,
This is for love without regret
Your hair is a mess,
That’s how it looks best
While you’re holding his hand
Your body moves without rest,
So we are blessed to share this land
This earth this breath, the heartbeat
Eternal here in this moment our chests
Pressed together without retreat—
The flow of energy grows
Between us here in this gorge
Where boulders stacked centuries ago
Hold the agua where our souls merge,
Me of many races mixing
Here with Italiano and Mexicano,
The stream brings our hearts racing
Through the sound flowing bravo
As our love learns to swim,
The young one falls in and screams
But you pick him up and laugh with him
Naked laughing in the light of dreams;
He grins from ear to ear
Showing his new teeth
Excited by feelings of fear
Safe in your arms of belief,
He explores the new world’s order
Understanding the depths of relief
We experience in the cool brook
Rushing past our feet as we exchange a look.