Solitude, safe and comforting
Only myself to care for, to answer to
Mind clear of fret and fear
Actions only catering to one
Too long secure, resolve weakens
Soft words with warm intent
Dreams woken from long slumber
Long missed presence of another
Desires for a life not lived
Memories to be created and savored
Feeling a need not yet known
Welcoming another’s warmth
Changes occur beyond control
A heart too full for being long empty
Starts to tremble at the thought of loss
Tormented soul screams as it begins to break
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.