little creatures
i hear you
moving around
behind the wall

are you warm?
are you well fed?
do you have little friends
to play with
to party with?

your little scratching
and
little paws padding
here and there
keeping me company
these long dark nights

may i ask one small favor please?
please don't chew on the wires
it costs me money for repairs

and it might just cost you your life!

be safe little mouse... don't chew up this house!

the delicious silence
forms tucked away
in beds
dreaming sleeping dreams

the town silent
dark
only the night
shift toils away

and even they
sleep

the sky hidden
by a blanket of clouds
rain paused

a peaceful heart
breathes in
deeply

thoughts abated
warm messages
waiting

an army of wonderful
humans
reaching out to
one another

bringing love and joy
into a little corner of another
part of this little
planet

she spins
out in space
green and blue and white

dear dear Mother Earth
so small when seen from above
so huge when seen from below

peals of laughter ring across her
sobs of sorrow water her

ever there
ever here

we are all one
here on this little
spinning rock

wake up and
be the love
be the light
be the compassion

simply be
in peace
in stillness
in silence
in solitude

~~~

a January night
a gentle rain falls
cold and wet

soft winter earth
drinks from heaven
cleansing, peaceful

tears fall across the globe
from death
from loneliness
from fear
from sorrrow
from guilt
from laughter
from hunger
from frustration
from weariness

night falls
dark envelopes the ground
quiet descends
peace prevails

a new day will dawn
for now
rest is all that
calls