ningún espacio

entre tu y yo no hay nada

suspirar espirar motas de piel muerta

pero tengo dificultades de cruzar

si pudieras ver a través de mi cara

con todo el agua bajo el puente

por un momento cerrar los ojos

confíame

creer que podemos tocar los dedos

sin plexiglás a bloquear el paso

dejar todos los armas de discordia grande

cuidadosamente construido

encontrar harmonia y amor

donde no hay ningún pared

canta

a veces hay algo en ti y pienso

que veo esperanza en tu alma

quieres también silenciar las mentiras

destruir las fronteras con espinos

entrar en mi mundo como yo

ando con gracia en tuyo

cree

a great divide

between you and me there is nothing

inhaled exhaled gases dead skin

yet i struggle to bridge the divide

if you could but see past my face

with all the water under the bridge

for a moment close your eyes

hope

believe that we can touch fingers

with no plexiglass to bar the way

lay down all the carefully fashioned

weapons of mass discord

find instead harmony and love

where no walls divide us

sing

sometimes it flickers in you

behind your eyes i glimpse

you too long to stop the lies

deconstruct the barbed borders

step into my world as i

walk gracefully in yours

believe

relentless

I sat in a field and gazed at the sky

watching two birds fly way up high

the small bird dove again and again

fighting a battle he could not win

the hawk barely flinched and soared

the little one’s cries he clearly ignored

I marvelled at the relentless attack

as David flew at Goliath’s back

what desperation could there be

to make him try endlessly

with courage beyond his small size

he rent the heavens with his tries

did somewhere far below the blue

lie a nest with eggs of rosy hue

was this a fight of life or death

protecting those without a breath

risking all against a foe

with every ounce to make him go

while hidden in their little nest

the unborn chicks stayed at rest

just before his strength gave way

two starlings came to join the fray

then for a moment David was gone

somewhere to rest but not for long

with fresh zeal he fought once more

as Goliath continued to soar

sin frontera

brick by translucent brick i've carefully

constructed this house of cards to bar

the way from all the harms and hurts

keeping at bay all the things that go bump

in the lonely dark night and i'm safe

in my impregnable fortress of glass

with all the locks facing out but no keys

if you cannot come in you cannot win

i cannot be persuaded to change 

my borders keep out the things i fear

and so i'm serene in here immune to all

no one can touch me and i quiver yet

a shaft of sunlight illuminates the cell

what cannot come in cannot hold me

without risk i am empty of reward

the hiker's blessing

may you find a trail where only briars were before

may it lead you down a hill through tall trees

may the trees have sun-dappled leaves of golden green

may a bend in the path bring you to a stream

may the stream sing joyful songs over large rocks

may you rest awhile in peace drinking in the scene

may you feel your sore muscles as you rise to walk

may strength bind up your limbs and give you a second wind 

may you climb up higher than the leafy trees where pines grow

may your steps take you past the strong sentinels still higher

may the view take your breath away as you survey peaks

may each peak be kissed with snow as it rises from green slopes

may the breath fill your lungs until they burst with life

may the wind lift your arms as if you could take wings and fly

may the winding trail lead slowly home to a warm shower

may sleep wrap you in a refreshing embrace until dawn

may another day you wake to find a new trail again