My Secret Path

The cracked rock

caught my attention,

An entrance!

I hiked this trail 

many times

but never saw this path.

Now a new road,

available, just...

for me to discover.

BeaNspiration:  Observe carefully, so you don't lose your way!

Prickly Pear Cactus

I love Cactus!  There's something about life that survives the desert.   In my mind I see the desert as it once was.  Barren, burning and freezing, yet teeming with those survivors everywhere.  This poem came out of my wanderings through California deserts.  So diverse and yet there's something about the desert...

Prickly Pear Cactus

I am a cactus

with slanted eyes

The red fruit 

bears little resemblance

to other places

It is my heart,

born in this desert,

fortified by the hot soil

I do belong here! 

BeaNspiration: Scanning the horizon for Inspiration!!!!!!

Coming Full Circle

Look what I found!  It's a poem I wrote in high school.  It seems I thought I was too old to look at the clouds!  Well now I'm finding all kinds of magical creatures in the clouds once more.  Do you see the dragon?

My Transient Friend

Where are you now

My cloud of yesteryears?

The one who'd change

With the blink of an eye.

I used to watch you 

Do magic tricks,

You'd turn into an elephant

And then a lively clown.

I miss you so much,

I need to see 

Your funny face again.

Just one more time!

I search for you

But you're no longer here.

You seem to have disappeared

And in your place...a patch of white.

BeaNspiration:  Sometimes we need to come out from under the clouds and see the magic all around!

Nature Knows...

Mammoth Lakes, CA

Change

Nature's constant 

Persevere

Just By Being

Write

With the hand of time

Evolve

Through the ages

Capture

Moments

BeaNspiration:  I hear my lessons when I'm outside!

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree

To survive

In the desert

In this drought

Fight, Endure

Live on

BeaNspiration:  Something in us all, fights to survive!

Do You See Me?

Do you see me? 

I'm here

Shooting down roots...

Do you see me?

I'm here

Reaching for the sun...

Do you see me?

I'm here

Feeling wonderful!

BeaNspirations:  There's wonderful things to see everywhere you look!  Look in the mirror, I see another beautiful being there too!

You Will Fly!!!!!

If I could...

I would protect you forever

Never let you fall

Hold you so tight, I'd

Shield you from all harm

But then...

You'd never grow wings

Danger would find you and

Without your own fight or flight response

You'd never make it

So I can't!

I must release my fear

Trust you

To learn to protect yourself

And fly

So exhilarating!!!!!

Watching you learn to soar!!!!!

BeaNspiration:  Transformation is beautiful!!!!!

Be aN Inspiration!

Be aN Inspiration is our new mantra!  Anyone can do it.  It's not some gigantic project or being #1 at everything, it's just being YOU!  You can do it!  It may be as simple as a smile you give to someone having a hard day or standing up when you've fallen down.  You're an inspiration everyday you try!

The Azuki BeaNs want you to go out and be inspired!

BeaNspiration:  You are the BEST YOU!!!!!!!!

Solo Sojourn

Traveling alone

Outside the box

Entering the belly of the dragon,

not knowing a soul

Flying through valleys

Soaring the hills

To ride on the escalating scales

of the serpent

Taking flight again

A rocket with velour seats;

Plush comfort 

for such a long trip to Venus

Darkness swallows me whole

But I am not afraid

I found myself in reverie

on my solo sojourn

BeaNspiration:  A small step out of one's comfort zone expands the horizons!

Be Inspired!!!!!

BeaNspiration

I feel like a BeaN

Covered in  dirt

The warm earth

Encouraging my spirit

I feel like a BeaN

Sending down my roots

Securing me

With love

I feel like a BeaN

Stirring inside

Creating a frenzy

In the center of my soul

I feel like a BeaN

Ready to sprout

Stems and leaves 

Instinctively reaching

I feel like a BeaN

Finding the light

Bursting through with inspiration

Ready to be me

BeaNspiration:  Become the Being you're meant to Be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!