Entries by Lori A. Noonan

The air grows crisp

The air grows crisp As daytime shortens and colors burst with flame As nature’s grand finale Resplendent harvest’s golden mane The veil between our world and the next grows ever thin As spirits of the past draw near and ancient songs begin In the quiet of the orchard beneath the silver moon We feel the […]

Here’s to the Equinox

Here’s to the Equinox In harmonious flux Of stillness in time So sublime Embrace the equilibrium At the foundation, and amidst the flow. For in the heart of autumn, spirits grow ever so fonder as we ponder what is meant for us for evermore or less we may confess to opening up to all the […]

The intoxicating fragrance

The intoxicating fragrance of jasmine and honeysuckle wafting through the warm, humid August dusky air Treading softly are we Barefoot on the grass Letting the tiny dewy droplets Tickle between our toes As we cross the ever darkening meadow Then so lost are we in the magical mystery of the steamy night and so found […]

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A bonfire blazes

Amidst this sultry realm, with nature at its prime A bonfire blazes tall, a beacon in the night Its crackling flames like whispers with wisdom to uncoil Inviting us to gather ’round and to let our spirits sail The bonfire’s glow, a mesmerizing sight to behold It paints the evening sky with dancing hints of […]

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June’s solstice brings

June’s solstice brings Tall flowers and a shower or two upon the desert An oasis is forming and bubbling beneath the surface Oh gathering solstice sympathy of souls When the sun is done and down Is it really ever down? As we honor June’s solstice may we see its shining wisdom among the shadows peeking […]

Winter leaves

Winter leaves its traces She shivers as the rivers stream through it all depends on where you’re headed or behind it all It all depends upon the bends of the cave in which you pretend to hide the gems You remember you are free to roam among the weeping willow trees Do you see? Welcome, […]

Uncommonly common

Uncommonly common universally unique A study in contrasts as you seek You shall find it unwinding and unfolding unfurling in perfect time and space reserved for magic. Okay, your turn: What if you allowed yourself to be open to the synchronicities? And, at the same time, knowing and trusting in your heart of hearts, that […]

Pattern recognition

Pattern recognition Do you see it? The pattern? The whole picture or a piece a portion a sliver a slice a thread Fractals in the ridgeline that can be misconstrued when taken out of context out of frame out of place no longer where they belong You are slushing through the trail after heavy rainfall […]