The Pull of Gravity

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We flew high and mighty
you and I
Horizons met and explored
together
Gifting, receiving, connected
We flew as one

but now

I must be fearless and
follow the call
of a
horizon that beckons
me alone
I feel the gravitational pull
so damn deep
It calls to me in the night
robbing me of my
sleep
Like a dream dizzying and
alluring
I circle and dive.....attempting
to stay
Delaying my landing
In humble honor of what once
was
yet, is no longer
The ache in my bones
as deep as the
call that wakes me

And my soul cries out for
the
release
And it cries for the leaving
that it will know
eventually

it cries

Yet, the pull of gravity
remains
As a siren call, I can not
ignore the sultry
unknown
I am seduced by the melody
I must sing my harmony
to the music
of my wandering soul

Thank you, my love....
thank you
For your constant and
steadfast
stable foundation
For your staying
For your flight pattern.....
predictable
If I could quell the calling
know I would
Please know I would

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wingspan

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a scared gift....
life
too precious to let
fear take it
all away
 
looking down....
there you were just
below me
"come, friend, join me
up here
on the lift of the wind
it is safe here on the
waves of air....
take my hand"
 
but you were afraid...
you wanted to
your arms held tightly
to your side
hands like paddles
of wood
lifeless..... now
 
"no worries, friend
in the time gifted to you
when you know it
is safe
here I shall be"
 
and so we continued
our connected journey
 
as time passed I found
myself
looking down again
"where are you, friend...
see you I can not"
you did not answer, you
heard me not

dread and fear for the first
time
took hold of my humbled
heart
and in that moment of doubt
my drop began

the pending plummet caused
a cry from my core
"HELP ME!!"
and in all of the mangled danger...
in the perfect moment
a hand from above reached down
and caught me
breaking my fall

as I gazed upward...my eyes wild
with passing terror
I witnessed eyes I knew so
well
A gasp escaped my trembling
lips

and in the gifted grace of
time
I heard you say
"come, friend, join me
up here
on the lift of the wind
it is safe here on the
waves of air....
take my hand"

you.....
fearless, full of faith
in yourself
wingspan wide
wisdom
your compass
me by your
side
humbled once
again
by the precious
sacred surprises of
life

What Sets Also Rises..... For Marietta

The horizon beckons
the rising and the setting of the sun
is constant
it will cycle each day
Own the cycles and the circles

How far we see ahead 
is connected to how well
we know where we have
been
Own the cycles and the circles

Where have you been?
Where are you headed....where
is the horizon
in your line of sight?
Are you rising or setting?

One must set in order to
rise again
Each action a sequential partner in an
essential truth
If you set, you rise
Rise too quickly....
you must set
and re-set 
your cycles and your circles

You are in a cycle
within a circle
Or, perhaps
You are circling around
into the next cycle

Losses
Winnings
Rising
Setting
Hurting
Healing
Seasons
Seasoned

Yes
Own your cycles and circles
Eyes on the horizon
Heart on the mend
For.... what sets
Will always rise
Again!

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The Shadow Cast

Blazing across the sky
wings on fire
You got too close to the sun
too close to the beauty
burning hot and fiercely bright
you had to look away
you looked away
just long enough 
to lose
the sun, the center, the one
that warms and illuminates you

She lit the darkness
and spelled the inner wanting
you carry every day
for a while
And when you realized how much
you had grown in her loving rays
you ran
You left the sun to shine on others
For the shadow cast in her brilliance
would not stop following you
Wings on fire....falling
you were

But the sun still shines, she still warms
as you heal your burned flesh
she warms others, always
Her light still shines on you, man of fear
She shines knowing you will finally
let go the fear of the shadow
and one day, you will speak to her of your 
journey to yourself

Go...run..heal
She still shines
on others
always
Your wings on fire
no more
safe on the ground
you are
Looking up at your sun
now and again....
knowing

She knows 
too

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Worthy.....

Out in front
The point of the V
The flock follows...you are the guide
Such a  precious gift
Trust
That
You
Are
Worthy
Worthy of the position
Worthy of the path
Be it chosen for you
Or chosen by you
Be 
Worthy
Moving into territory
unknown
But your soul knows
You are worthy
Your soul already knows this new ground
Allow it to be under your feet
Allow your wings to take you where you must
Go...now
You 
Are
Worthy
Eyes horizon bound
See where you are headed
Head where you must find yourself
You
Are
Worthy
Be 
Fearless
Befriend the fear
Let your fear be the wind that lifts you
Let your courage drive you on
You
Are 
Worthy
You
Are 
Not
Alone
That's me there with you
Always
I am there
Feel me
Know me there
Allow my presence
You
Are
Worthy

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SoarMates

I looked beside me
there you were
in formation with me
as we soared like birds

Together we discovered
secrets and stories
and truths
about each other

Effortlessly we lived
and laughed
and
LOVED!

We flew as one, casting one shadow on the ground
as the days flew by and our wings grew strong
together
with new found freedom

Suddenly the wind sent us into a
spin
spinning, careening out of
control
We were not in control

"don't look down" you cried to me
"look into your soul, and you will find me
there"

As I gathered my strength
I lifted myself back upon the
invisible current of air...
In this moment I wanted to hold you tightly
I searched the horizon
but you were no where to be found

Had I lost you???
WHERE are YOU???
Dull reality set in
You had passed....I was alone


Just then my weary heart said to me
"don't look down, look into your soul and you will find me
there"
And I realized
I am never alone, you are with me
as we soar like birds
you
are
my
SoarMate

The Losses Pale Before the Winnings

Allowing Growth

It is a challenge to grow, accept the gifts you have been given and to allow yourself to own it all. It really is all we need do, yet to be human is to deny ourselves and our wisdom on many levels.

In this song, you can feel Dan's acceptance of himself, his gifts, his walk. It feels like he owned them fully and realized it is not ego to allow them, rather the loss of ego that allows the acceptance to occur in the first place.

The story of Icarus is of a young man trying to escape his life.He was warned about flying too close to the sun with his wings made of wax and feathers. He chose to ignore the warnings of his father, and attempted his goal of nearing the sun, and he fell to his death.

Perhaps, if his wings were made of another substance, he would have continued his ascent and remained in his lofty space, flying unencumbered. Perhaps his journey was one of trust, we will never know what could have been, we only know he TRIED.

A story like this can cause you to say, "See, he died, he screwed up, it killed him" However, we do not know what he learned on that flight, what his view was from the sky as he looked down upon the sea, the land and felt the freedom of weightless flight. Perhaps this was his destiny....... to FLY!!!! Perhaps it was fulfilled, perhaps he had achieved the wonder and realization of who he was meant to be in that one excursion.

Are you meant to fly, are you meant to spread your wings? Perhaps there is a reason you feel the winds of change tugging at your wings, a reason you feel the trade winds guiding you to trust, to accept...to own those wings and FLY!!

Is a life of being stuck on the ground what you want., or are you meant to soar above this lower vibrating plane and discover your true home up high, among the clouds, the birds and among true freedom?

Fly, be free, be brave, be willing.