Poetry

Poems & Reflections

Joseph Krans

Let Me Be...


Let me be… Gentle

Let me be… Peace

Let me be… Humble

Let me live… Simply

Let me be … Listening

Let me be … Connected

Let me be in… Relationship

Let me live my… Experience

Let me… Love

Let me be…

Love's Sweet Vision:


The Universe Gives Birth 

Blessing Our Dear Mother Earth

Mary embraces God’s intent

And Christ to humanity is sent

Following the thread

To bread stained red

Nourishing the soul

of a people made whole

Part of one great dream are we

Me connected to you… You connected to me

All of us part of one evolving mission

In unity we rise to Love's sweet vision

Brother Fish


Like water to a fish, you surround me.

Though unaware

You are always there

I in you

And you in me

All are one

And one are all

I don't need to know

I just need to go

Content in the current flow

Knowing and Unknowing

Existence and being

Presence

To Tree... or Not to Tree


Treeing… 

is Being…

Rooted

Growth Rings

Seasons 

Transforming 

Budding

Thriving

Shedding

Resting

Sleeping


Acorn…

Earth…

Rebirth… 


Rootedness

Connection

Sister Tree


A universe speaks of the magnificence of God 

Ever growing 

Dynamic and flowing

Need there be reasons

For the coming of the seasons

Not so much a tree hugger, me

But rather… the tree hugging me

Listen…

Silence…

LOVE


I AM

Three in one

WE ARE

Relationship 

Fellowship

Community

Love overflowing 

Grace

Gift

All are one

Connection 

Union

Unbiased Love

Listening

Giving

Presence

Being

LOVE

I AM, I am


The Great I AM…

I AM a verb… 

to be…

I AM being…

I AM existence…

I AM energy…

I AM overflowing…

I AM mercy…

I AM compassion.

I AM love…


The Humble I am…

I am love…

I am presence…

I am listening…

I am thread-pulling…

I am divine-sensing…

I am accompanying…

I am companion.

One in Love

A Life of Lessons...


God is Love. 

Love is Gift. 

When I Love,

I am in God… 

and God is in me.


Be humble, 

Live Simply, 

Be Present.


Believe in original goodness.

We are all connected.

Everything is sacred.


I am seen. 

I am known. 

I am loved.

...and Lessons From Others


All you need is Love.

 - Lennon & McCartney


Not all of us can do great things, 

but we can do small things with great Love.

 - Mother Teresa


Act justly,

Love mercy,

Walk humbly. 

 - Micah 6:8

The Tree - She and Me


I am drawn to a tree

Hurting, twisted, and broken,

Gnarled, damaged, and mangled

It's pain barely spoken


Deep claw-marks tell of woundedness

Heavy gouges express longing

Misshapen branches reaching out

Seeking peace and belonging


Let me sit with you a while

Let me caress all your wounds

Let me experience your heartache

And your grief let me sooth


May we be one in this moment

Making each other's pain Ours

May we experience some relief

Realizing we are more than our scars


Yet, as I see you more intensely

You are life-giving love

New shoots and new branches...

Stretching out up above


Open to others

Sharing yourself with the moss

Bringing hope to this place

Seeing beauty beyond loss


As I listen more closely

Your message to me...

I have loved and am loved

for Love is all I can be


I am simply being...

All I'm meant to be

And so... I choose love

Because... love chose me

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Upon my return visit

My tree firmly speaks

Thanks for knowing and sharing

A shed tear on your cheek


Enough attention on me, now

See... my sisters and brothers

We love being known

And sharing our life with others


So let us now together 

All gather and sing

A song of Love and Thanksgiving

To the creator of all things

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