Without freedom, nothing matters

from the Book of Counted Sorrows

To see what we have never seen,
to be what we have never been,
to shed the chrysalis and fly,
depart the earth, kiss the sky,
to be reborn, be someone new:
is this a dream or is it true?
Can our future be cleanly shorn
from a life to which we’re born?
Is each of us a [...]

Alone but never lonely

Have you ever experienced the loneliness, even though in a room
full of people, and having had the feeling that something is creeping towards you that can only spell doom?
Have you ever heard somebody saying “Alone but never lonely”? Can it be
that somewhere along life’s journey your eyes were opened, but yet you didn’t see?
That loneliness [...]

Cupid and Psyche

A certain king and queen had three daughters. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but the beauty of the youngest was so wonderful that the poverty of language is unable to express its due praise. The fame of her beauty was so great that strangers from neighbouring countries came in crowds [...]

There Are Seasons

There are seasons, deep and splendid,
when each heart sees where it flows,
estimates the time for leaving, tells the distance, then it goes;
does not hesitate nor falter, neither turns nor seeks reply
to the hundred unasked questions; wipes no tear, bids no goodbye;
sings the chilly breath of morning, sings the silent silver rain,
sings itself in perfect cadence: [...]

Painters

A picture is worth a thousand words,
   Tears are worth many more.
They are the water-coloured accents on your face,
   able to tell a story.
Happiness may be interpreted in their reflections;
   Or streams of sorrow may be left unchartered.
If your eyes are the windows to your soul…
   Your tears are the doorway to your heart,
          We [...]