Waterfall

“A strong man and a waterfall always channel their own path.”

The Waterfall


A graceful ballerina, dancing,


Leaping off the stage,


Twirling amongst the audience below.


A vibrant entertainer, sparkling,


Waving at the crowds,


Singing of joy and showering harmony.


A lasting natural beauty, flowing,


In an endless dance,


Hearing not the cry of the final curtain call.

Helium 

So flows the stream, this hot summer day


Listen, can you hear the sounds of the waterfall


Tranquil even life, cool relaxing


Heat intoxicating debilitating strength,


Like the assuredness of melting ice drops,


Caressing my skin


Caught between ecstasy and pleasure


Can you feel the placidity


Tender kisses flowing softly


Liquid fingers against warm skin


Flowing sensations inter thoughts


A hot summer day, a world away


Enclosed in a cooling mist


Akin to a lovers embrace,


Droplets of affection, I succumb,


Whispers of expression


Eyes closed cool in darkness


Images, sounds enrapture my somber shell


Droplet splash heart racing, slowing unobtrusively


Hear the wisdom of the waterfall,


Nurturing sounds nature’s symphony


Hear the maker of beginnings


Substance of life giver of pleasure


This hot summer day, a world away

ALL POEMS FROM Helium

The water leaps and rushes over the rocks.


Flying through the air


It glimmers-


Each drop a diamond in an always-moving tapestry.


The curtain moves and changes,


Yet remains the same.


Always present, always changing,


Water against the rock,


Glittering through the air.


The roar,


The constant roar,


Monotonous and melodious


Fills the air.


Mist wells up from far below,


Leaping from the rocks as the water


Returns to the earth once more.


For a moment the water waits,


Suspended,


Sparkling beads in the air,


For a moment and forever.


Yet each drop must fall.


Though it be replaced by another,


Each drop must reach the bottom


And return to the calm river.


As each drop drifts away,


The waterfall thunders on.

Helium

Each day is a little life.
-Schopenhauer

He is happiest who finds peace in his home.
-Goethe

We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.
-Martha Grimes

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.
-Doris Mortman

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
-Sophocles

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
-James Barrie

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
-Martha Washington

I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.
-Anne Frank

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
-Dr. Joyce Brothers

Believe you can and you're halfway there.
-Theodore Roosevelt 

You may live longer than I do, but I will live more.
-James McConnell

My life is my message.
- Mahatma Gandhi

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson