Oh, you’re a holiday
Oh, you’re a holiday
Now it’s my turn to say
and I say, “You’re a holiday.”
—————— the Bee Gees
Holiday inns and ways
to escape
the core of my being
the life in my days.
There’s dialogue with others.
There’s hope midst despair.
There’s love in my living
Not getting stuck in repair.
So, I’m singing my song
Painting my poem
There’s love in my living
when I am being home.
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
The plaque explained that Van Gogh would go daily and sit by a fountain in the middle of town, his Thoughtful Spot, to sketch people as they walked by.
I looked back at his paintings around the room with new appreciation. He had the ability to paint like Rembrandt, but that was not the art that poured from his soul.
Each day he sat in his Thoughtful Spot watching people, sketched hands, and dreamed. Then he returned to his studio and chose to fill the canvas with extravagant beauty.
All writers need a Thoughtful Spot to sit, ponder, and soak in the world around us. Where’s yours?
Someone I cared for
gone now away
colors my day
when I feel this way.
Somebody I knew,
together we walked,
together we grew (old)
together we talked.
Now, there’s this pain
I won’t see her again.
Thinking today,
She’s gone, now, away.
Feeling her faults
was easy to do,
yet I saw her good
and my heart understood.
Where did she go?
Someone may know,
(God only knows)
but she’s not here
except in my heart.
Here in my heart.
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
EARTH SPIRIT
Let the Earth
join with my spirit.
Let the wind
bring forth my joy.
As I move forward,
feeling the sun
as I am walking
now through my day.
Let the Earth
Be as my mother,
bringing forth
an array of life
so very supportive.
Let the earth in
abundance of water,
and greenness of trees,
the air filling
my spirit and lungs
through this day,
as I am walking
through my life today.
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
EARTHDAY REUSABLES
What if somebody
opened a market called
EARTHDAY REUSABLES,
and people brought in
different crafted items
from their everyday throwaways.
They could say,
“I made one small step
for the environment,
and created
something practical, and
something of beauty.”
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
STORIES
Each life, it has a story
beginning, middle,
and an end.
Sit down now
around the fire,
or by the water,
and tell your story, friend.
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
ALL LIFE’S TREASURES
I have lived through
many changes and experiences.
I have died a death to move on
I have been in fullness.
I have lived through emptiness
and darkness.
I have expressed love
I have loved
I have been loved
Life inside and outside
continues to unfold in Mystery.
I can be in this still point
in this space between
this unfolding future,
and these receding memories
and pasts in the mirror.
I can be grateful
for all Life’s learnings,
for all Life’s challenges,
for all Life’s treasures.
RICHARD EVAN MACKAY
