Lyric and Rhyme

Sometimes, my meditation writing comes out in the form of poetry or spoken word.  Here are two that focus on the value of women.  They are inspired by clients, friends, muses.

In Your Mirror

There is a beautiful woman in your mirror.

Who is that?  Who is she?

So divinely inspired and thoughtfully made

Her shoulders, her lips, her hips, her heart

Made from scratch, one-of-a-kind, never to be repeated

Ever 

In another human being.

There is an angel, a warm-heart, a smiling giggling toddler 

Who aged like wine over time 

And grace 

Has made her face exceptional

Like youth 

And wisdom combined.

She can melt the icy, heal the hurting, soothe the aching and love

The unlovable.

Who is that woman and how did she get there?

Standing in your mirror, looking back at you 

Without fear.

She’s someone I’d like to call friend.

Will you? 

-Maryellen Owens  2012

Starling, Darling

You are a darling, girl

A Starling whirl-ing around the sky through haze to the sun.  

Swiftly flying, gliding, dipping and diving

with drama and flair that slices the air and

Keeps you aloft whatever weather may come.  

Eyes wide deep and dark

With flecks of light like sparks

That focus the sharp edges of life

Into tales that beguile

Revealing nods and smiles

Where before we saw none.

Sweet birds, can they know the depth of delight they bring?

When they are purely themselves,
When they fly, when they sing.  

-Maryellen Owens 2012