Open

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Vääna beach. Take the time for Yourself Move with time itself Recommendations from God Himself Rest when time flies by itself Release from the depths, fires of hell itself Remember until You surrender Glazed over The meaning of life rests on Your shoulders Mountains of time And valleys with … Read more

The Fountain

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Valgamaa, Tsirguliina. A New kingdom will rise From the disguise Of the old kingdom’s demise Because in truth, nature cannot hide All the ways we spend our days Avoiding our pain The pictures we take Of babies not yet awake Instead In the warmth of each other’s embrace We … Read more

A Field Day

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. I have it my And she has it her way That is how we spend the day Now at night Laying in bed we say Things unsaid during the day Hey babe I express affection In the moment I take Her hand in What seems like … Read more

The Sacred Bond

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, lake Tudu. In these times of fathers and sons It is of great importance Showing Your kind will And forgiveness for the moments Lost under the sun A sacred bond must be rebuilt Because in the hearts of men Is where the red blood of creation flows Now … Read more

My Meeting

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. I sometimes lurk in the shadows And move through the night Looking to start a fight With the only one deserving of my might Myself and the stars at night Echoes of the light that shine so bright Reminding me of that place inside Where all is … Read more

Enough

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. When am I ready to surrender enough? Enough to let go? Surrender to the pain that drives me To the fire that ignites when I open my eyes On some days it’s harder More difficult to let go Hope for a better tomorrow Let go of all … Read more

The Sweetest of Meetings

Image source: My private collection. Agaete, Gran Canaria. There are different places inside Yourself Different sides to Your Self Finding peace amongst them Can mean being seen as Yourself There is safety there present But before that comes trusting Your being Allowing Your surrender To the kind stranger You might want to see into their … Read more

The Thinnest of Lies

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. As much as I secretly try I cannot ever Ever Escape from life The thinnest of lies Is telling myself that I Can finally find A teaching, a practice That can say goodbye To myself In the silences of the mind The quiet meetings Will always … Read more

Truthfully

Image source: http://www.meh.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/meh.ro10617_1.jpg The art of listening Truly listening to someone with Your whole entire depth Takes time and requires practice If I’m truly in it with my presence The experience can be meaningful for everybody involved Including me Imagine taking somebody with Your gaze Taking them fully in They know You are there for … Read more

A Simple Conversation

Image source: http://www.desktopwallpaperhd.net/background-nature-conversation-112674.html It’s warmer together The heart beats a deeper rhythm It’s closer together Bodies locked in knowing Knowing that this will end So they move slowly Gratefully as one Hearts opening in silence Just a look can say all that’s needed Deeply, sweetly, discreetly A simple conversation That takes a lifetime Ian Altosaar