Walk With Me

Let me not take another step without you

Let me know not warmth but from your face

 

Shall I  carry you as a child in my heart?

Shall I carry you as the wisdom of years past?

 

You who were hidden beneath the stones of my life

Only to be heard in my silence -

 

Come walk with me -

 

bkmackenzie

copyrighted 2010

Ivory Tower Christmas

I want an Ivory Tower  Christmas

as in days of yore

Where Kings and Queens and Princes

wait upon my door

 

Where Dragons bow on bended knee

as angels sing on high

and Court Jesters laugh in merriment

as the moon and stars pass by

 

A fantasy where I would be

the princess in distress

and the most handsome prince

in all the land would be put to the princely test

 

Of saving me from the gastly troll

who would have me put away

to work and slave in sooty clothes

with no time for rest or play

 

Yes, I would be the  princess

who when found is carried off to a royals  state

and marrys her most handsome prince

who proved successful in his fate

 

Just this and nothing more

is what I truly ask

to be wrapped in  pretty Christmas paper

along with a slipper made of glass

 

bkmackenzie

2009

Kiss of Love

We express our inner feelings in many different ways, a look, a touch, a gesture and when a feeling is deep and sincere, with a kiss.   When we give and open ourself up to love  in this manner we open our heart to embrace and experience the joy of living. 

Why is a kiss,  what does it mean?  So often it is only viewed as a gesture of passion and sexuality in the media and written word.  In reality it is so much more,  a universal sign among all creatures from mammals, to birds, to reptiles, a symbol of love straight from the heart.  It is in essence the highest expression of giving in all living creatures.  

The next time you give a kiss take a moment  to listen to what your heart is saying.  The next time you receive a kiss take a moment to feel how that energy touches your soul.   If that kiss is sincere it will fill that core of your being with the worlds greatest gift, Love.       bkm

Original Watercolor by:  Stephanie M. Burgess

Simply Sacred

 

  

Thomas a Kempis
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Let me think about this one – man soaring above earth and all temporary nature- Is all nature temporary and only we that will move on and above?

- I believe that in  purity and simplicity – we too as humans are one with the nature we inhabit and these two virtues bring us closer to who we are and to our God.

 Today I pray for purity and simplicity – that I take these two virtues to my heart and hold them close to my soul.              bkm

Sermons We See

 

I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day,

I’d rather one should walk with me than merely show the way.

The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear;

Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear;

And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,

For to see the good in action is what everybody needs.

I can soon learn how to do it if you’ll let me see it done.

I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run.

And the lectures you deliver may be very wise and true;

But I’d rather get my lesson by observing what to do.

For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give,

But there’s no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.

Edgar A. Guest

I found this in an Ideals Magazine from 1970.

 bkmackenzie