The Dynasty

The sky spoke to me last night When I was talking to the flickering stars I did not want to listen But it made me do By covering the skies with thick white clouds The sky spoke to me last night When I was busy looking for the face of the moon I did not want to listen But it made me do By sending lightning and deafening thunder The sky spoke to me last night When I was trying to wipe the tears from my eyes I did not want to listen But it made me do By pouring the rain so hard it got me soaking wet I could no longer ignore When the sky spoke to me last night Even when the language was strange And the words were not there to catch The sky spoke to me last night And I did not understand But it made me do By telling me that all the answers were there Within me if only I just listened -- M, 2023 -- 

Life can be as simple as the sun that rises in the East and sets in the West, As faithful as water that runs from mountains to the sea, As hopeful as a seed showered with rain and sunlight But life can also be as dark as the night sky, As winding as a river making its way to the ocean, As painful as a seed breaking the soil and stone To come to the opening Life is just a matter of perception, Like the way we perceive the moon, Whether it's waning or full It's always there to exist -- M, 2023 --