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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