Yesterday

Yesterday is today

Yet yesterday is now gone

When I woke up I saw that I was here and now

That all was good

That all was as it should be

That all that is all can ever be all, is all

And then I moved on

Until then I was stuck

Stuck in my stuff

And my stuff is stuck

How will I get unstuck

Until I do

I waffle, I wafer, I wonder

What will tomorrow be like

Will it be like yesterday

Doreen Santina Cote'

The Wind

Freshness, pure clean freshness

Sweeps around me like a gust of soft wind

Gently caressing my face, my lips and my mind

Reaching out to feel the softness

Of nothing

For the wind I cannot see

Nor can I smell

For the wind I can only feel

I feel it sweep past me

Overpowering at times

Yet gently at others

Is God like the wind

I know he is here

Doreen Santina Cote' 

My Mud

Same time, same day, same everything

Does anything change

When will I get to be free

Or will I still be stuck in other peoples mud

I have my own mud, but no one sees my mud

They only see what they see

They think their mud is what I need

I do not need your mud

For I have my own mud to slush through

And I am not doing a very good job in my mud

For if I was balanced

And if I was clear

My mud would not be mud at all

Doreen Santina Cote'

My Order

When everything is in order

Order being that which best suits me

Then I can open up and find new interests

Yet my order is my order and no one else’s order

For when I try to squeeze my order into someone else’s order

All gets lost

I get lost and I get confused and I am uncertain

For when I am uncertain, I feel so out of order

So my best plan is to be comfortable

For when I am comfortable I know all is in order

Doreen Santina Cote'

When Life Changes

When the carpet is pulled out from under me

I hold my chin up and I try to be brave

For bravery elicits many emotions

Kindness, compassion and rejoicing

I stand tall and I am in my space

My light shines

I receive and I send love, kindness and understanding

All these qualities are mine

Mine and mine alone, but I share them

So in essence they are qualities found in one and all

Being present allows me the voice of now

Speaking the words of wisdom

Exactly what I need to hear

Doreen Santina Cote'