Nothing to say
No urgent thought
Yet my wish is to write
Why?
I’ve stopped asking that question
Not everything needs a reason
Not everything can be understood
Curiosity is good
But if time after time
The answer eludes me
I let it go
Somethings are not understood by the mind
Somethings need to be accepted by our hearts
Wishing to understand everything
Limits us
My understanding is limited
So, I open my heart!
Lida Berghuis
August 23rd, 2013
When words fail me
When silence is all I hear
When emotions stop the flow of words
When I’m overwhelmed by what I feel
My smile hides my anxiety
My mask is back on me
I’m back in my actress mode
I pretend that nothing is wrong
When in fact I’m falling apart…
Lida Berghuis
July 24th, 2013
Youth is feeling free to do what you want
Even if others say it’s impossible
Youth is leading with your heart
More than your mind
Youth is enthusiasm,
Appreciation of life
Youth is realizing that the best is yet to come
Youth is allowing yourself to be silly
And not caring about what others think
Youth is looking for answers
Trying to figure things out
Youth is optimism and
Believing you can make a difference
Youth is about not focusing on
The outer trappings of life
All of these qualities can grow with time
So, youth is not an age, it’s a state of mind!
Lida Berghuis
May 13th, 2013
Connection!
Connections of the heart
Hard to wrap your head around
What is it that attracts you
To someone and
Compels you to extend a hand in friendship
What is that little voice that Insists on bring heard
These connections do not fade with time or distance
or hardships met on the way
They get stronger
As the years go by
And with each challenge met on the way
Connections of the heart
Other-worldly they are
Not limited to this plane of dust
They transcend space and time
Lida Berghuis
February 15th, 2013
Good byes are only for those who love with their eyes
Those who love with heart and soul, never say good bye*
Heart and soul can bridge the distance
A mile, a hundred miles, a thousand miles
Heart and soul communicate
Without words, see without eyes
Heart and soul keep memories alive for a long time
Heart and soul traverse the distance in the blink of an eye
In this nether world, we also love with our eyes
But these eyes for eternity will not be around
Heart and soul, however, won’t abandon us
Lida Berghuis
November 14th, 2012
*Rumi
Courageous women
Breaking the mold
Taking the path less trodden
Going somewhere unknown
Courageous women
Breaking with tradition
When tradition did not answer
The questions posed by their hearts
Courageous women
Leaping out of the shadow of men
And Lighting the world
With brilliant light
Courageous women
Who didnt believe in can’t
Were not deterred by obstacles
Who dared to dream
Who dared to try
Courageous women
Spiritual giants
Powerful yet calm
Determined yet gentle
Persuasive yet mild
Courage can be quiet
Courage can be calm
Courage does not need to
Shout out
Courage needs no audience
Or praise or approval
Does not search for glory
Or fame or hurrah
Courageous women in the past
Courageous women of our time
Your audacity, our light, our guide!
Lida Berghuis
February 10th, 2012
If my heart was a suitcase
That could only fit five things
In my heart I’d keep love
Love for beauty
Love for fun
Love for my friends and family
Love for light
In my heart I’d keep, joy
Joy of wonder
Joy of creativity
Joy of travel
Joy of wisdom
In my heart I’d keep freedom
Freedom to be me
Freedom to share my thoughts
Freedom to learn and grow
Freedom to explore
In my heart I’d keep music
Music of poetry and song
Music of nature songs
Music of the world
Music for my soul
In my heart I’d keep kindness
Kindness to you and me
Kindness to melt the hearts
Kindness to share and give
Kindness to grow and thrive
If my heart was a suitcase
These are the things I would take along
Lida Berghuis
April 24th, 2011
A mighty torrent flows
From heavens above
If I stand under it
It will wash off the dross
Inspiration
Is always there
If I open my heart
Words written long ago
By the hands of one who’s gone
Touch my heart
Sisters in this tradition
We call poetry
Women writing
For themselves and humanity
Womens voices
Were often not heard
But times are changing
Womans voice is now honored
May 21st, 2004
Shrine
Reading Homage to Emily Dickinson
By Roger White
Listen with the ear of your heart*
Its the heart that listens, after all
When I speak to people
Who speak another tongue
Its my heart that listens
My ears tag along!
Its the eyes that speak
The language of the body that
Tells the tale
Words are wonderful
But the story
Is much more complex
If we only concentrate
On the words
We get only
Part of the tale
Its the smile that speaks
The laughter that exclaims
Its the sadness in the eye
What is left unsaid!
Lida Berghuis
July 11th, 2004
* Saint Benedict
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