Underneath your lushly full bows of green
Upon the carpet of life beneath
Golden glitter filtering through
Shared energy
Transferred
Center drawn
Whether leaning on
Or among
Always positive given
Never taken from
Understood beneath
Lushly bound here & beyond

It's All About the Stripes

"How Butterfly Got Her Stripes"

Tiger brought Zebra to the Circus
Ringmaster was pleased
Amongst the room full of Elephants
Zebra met Butterfly

Tiger and Ringmaster
Showed Zebra around the Circus
Zebra listened
Zebra followed Circus rules

Butterfly watched
As Zebra learned
Fluttering closer and closer
Wondering if Zebra noticed

Zebra noticed Butterfly
He had been admiring her
From a far, but couldn't resist
She was captivated by his charm and stripes

Their closeness had not gone unnoticed
Ringmaster and almost all
Circus players had seen
Change between-Zebra and Butterfly

Over time both left
The Circus-moved on
Tiger and Ringmaster
Knew why

Zebra lived with Tiger
Butterfly visited often
They went out to play
She didn't want to leave

Zebra invited her in
Butterfly stayed
She asked him not to leave
He promised he never would

Heavenly Garden View

On Quilted Wings

You were there with me
All the stories bestowed us
Family, work -
Daily in betweens

Inside joke we played
Boss always mixing us up
Swapping poetry
Editing stanzas and prose

You were there with me
Beach combing shells and stones
Forest or sea camping
Cellular moments engraved

Hiking all day
Through glorious heat
Bugs and sore muscles
Beautiful waterfall escape

You were there with me
Late night card games
Creating friendship bracelets
Planning future exploration trips

Before, during, and after the moves
Birthday celebration songs
Listening through shattered tears
Hawaiian Nightmare then Darkness to Daylight

You were there with me
Holding me still
Body withered with pain
As epi took it away

You asked me to come
Times before but could not
Asking again as time draws near
This time I could

Holding your hands
Eyes sparkling with grace
Seeing through them silently asking me
Carry on your legacy of floral inspiration

Now it's my time to be there for you
Silently resounding yes while holding you
Go soar freely with beautiful quilted wings
Knowing you will always be loved.

©MJB, May 2015

Two Different Sports, One Love

Whether beneath a night sky
Full of shimmering stars
Along a wooded trail
Side-by-side

In my dreams, in a meadow
Soaking up the sun
Asleep or awake
You're always with me

Heart shaped tunnels-canopy covered trails
Depth bound through honesty not exclusion
Truth of heart and mind together
Love, the deepest kind-soul twined

Beauty, speed-dream design
BMW or VW Karmann Cabrio
Two different sports-places in life
You're always with me

Different goals-No!
Jobs, places, houses-change
Color outside the lines-believe in your design
Truth and love unconditionally remain

Bridged by love of the deepest bound
No small stream or brook
Nor pebble of any other name
Can break it
You're always with me