Joyce's Bird Poems

  18 December 2020 L et It Be T ime: flying, twisting, creeping, Stretching, stopping, and racing Until it dances with laughter As the memories of what has been, The richness of what is, And the infinite possibilities of tomorrow Blend into one. And through this laughter We discover what really matters: Connections to f riends, family, and community, All of which enrich our lives and let us share our laughter , Curiosity, play, music, art, and creativity to keep our horizons expanding, A nd our joy for life itself alive and growing. And most of all, our amazing and complex earth and environment, Which both support us and make our lives possible, And link us to unseen realms of limitless potential. Within all this, and still supported by the freeing power of laughter, W e acknowledge the magnificence of the mystery of it all That lets us embrace our dance in time and space with all its many faces, As we enter an unkn

  8 December 2020 Gratitude in our Dying World Gratitude – giving thanks for life itself, For our amazing, complex, and troubled earth, After a year filled with joy, sorrow, and confusion, It’s now time to pause, and let new directions give birth. This is a time when I am struggling to comprehend How our greed and indifference could come to this: That the earth will soon be unable to support us all , And I begin to truly think about all that I will miss. It is well past the time when promising to do better will help , As the damage is done, and it is useless even to hope . M ore importantly, I want to fully live until I die It is certainly not a time to just curl up and mope . I want to learn to think more often and more openly Of all the many things that bring me happiness and joy And to realise that I no longer have time To moan and complain, as it is now time to truly enjoy. I have an endless list of

4 December 2020 Connection and Entanglement Connections, connections, – and entanglement. If we are all connected across space and time, In a web of energies – seen, unseen, felt, and unnoticed Why do I see my sel f as separate, living in a world of grime? What would my life be like if I truly believed and lived As if everything I see, and all my connections are one And I am but a miniscule point in a network of energies Created to let me experience life in all its sorrows – and fun. For fun it should be to fully celebrate The gift of being part of the whole Without need to do, to achieve, or to have B ut just to explore and expand my soul. There are of course many connections that show other sides Of our intricate universe of infinite variety With its continuous network of interaction s and change s That also create mistrust, fear, and anxiety. There is much that I will never comprehend O f the myriad