Patricia Sanders, poet

Jewels of Awe

Rise and Be Seen

 song: Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison

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samples of poetry are below

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Rise and Be Seen

 

 

 

 

Rise

and be seen

your truth

is our gift

the richness of love’s beauty

soothes a man’s soul

we reach one another

in this way

through the silent moments

between breaths

the petal floating gently

down to earth

to land between the spaces of two blades of grass

so see

we want to know your beauty

Rise

and be seen

 

 

Inspiration’s Birth

 

 

 

 

Inspiration

comes suddenly

takes one by surprise

after boring days

run together like sand

through an hourglass

a page is turned

and then a light

is turned on

by perhaps

a man with purple hair

who can see past pretense

walk past hidden truths

like an intimate lover

inspiration takes you

unannounced

full of fervor, passion, delight

a fire

that breathes new life

into your soul

suddenly you are reborn into

inspiration’s birth

 

Moves the Soul

Doubt is a great reliever

Of joy

Leave this old friend

At the door

We have come to dance

There are places for those unpleasantries

Elsewhere

But not in this place

Here we rejoice

For our wanting

Has become

The sweet sound that

MOVES THE SOUL

 

So Many

So many have come down this road

few have found their way

we walk in circles

as though we are lost

when what we really want

is in the center

of our being

just beyond our reach

 

Dive Into These Depths

Dive into these depths

The walls of an open heart

DISSOLVE

within the gentle touch

of love

BE FREE

in this moment

where all that you are

connects to

all that IS

 

Connection

The answer to

emptiness

feed it’s hunger

with a lover, a friend, a loved one

develop this bond

grow it like one would

a precious garden

take care of its feeding

and watch it’s beauty unfold

 

Soul Love

I can’t speak

of earthly love today

a new love

embraces me

a grander love

beyond expectations

beyond you and me

a simplicity

a single flower

perfected

unspoiled

pure

unaware of human frailities

a love of or from the soul

beyond this illusion

that keeps us wanting

 

 

 

In This Space

 

 

 

 

In this space

  We live our lives

Touch upon certain things

  Ignoring subtleties

Angelic embrace

  The softness of a feather

A lighter way to be

  Finding God’s grace

Between our wants and needs

  We find our peace

By touching

  Or stumbling upon the path

By some invisible grace

  A moment

That takes our breath away

   Reminding us of

Our ability to be enchanted

 

 

Subtle Dance

Now that the subtle dance

   has been

          discovered

                             lay to rest

the outworn and

                              outdated

be new here

             in this remembrance

                      be naked

                        open

                       innocent

let this song

         take you into the voice

                                        that sings it

resonate with the melody

of uniting

be a symphony

that gathers listeners

with the strings

of the heart

 

Every Seed

Every seed

         that you planed

                              bears fruit

 

upon the pasture

                   of your life

every weed you leave

                in your garden

                              sees it’s way through

                                           needing to not be ignored

every clearing in the seeding

                                   transforms

                                                   the day’s believing