Balance....excerpt from "Thoughts from the Talons" (c) 2004

Balance

Night and day unite as one

Sun and moon dance in harmony

An equal balance of earth and air

The solstice brings forth unity

Songs and dance honor the goddess

Prayers for wisdom strength and prosperity

Tribal drums wake the corners

Spirits to guide the path ahead

Symbiotic energies merge in the twilight

Dynamic forces enhance the heavens

Of earth air water and fire

The elements in perfect balance

Longest day into longest night

The stars and seas align

Displaying the beauty and majesty

Of the balance between god and goddess

Sher B......06-03-2004 (c)

A Simple Goodbye....excerpt from "Blood Stained Talons" (c)

A Simple Goodbye

In the stillness of night

Tears flow like a tidal wave

From memories of a life gone by

Glancing over a marble stone

Reading the words over and over

Staring down at the wilted flowers

A simple goodbye not enough

Writhing hands and shaking flesh

Wishing fate had not wielded its hand

A portion of life ceases

Acceptance of past events and the road ahead

Not an ending but a new beginning

A transformation into a new entity

Angel eyes gazing down from above

Pain eases to a remindful hurt

Days slip into weeks into years

Marking anniversaries with tears and flowers

Passing on to next generations

A history of a life taken too quickly

A simple goodbye was not enough

Gone but never forgotten

Always in the heart forever in the soul

Missing you today tomorrow and forever

Sher B….2010-06-02 ©

VICTIMIZED SOUL...excerpt from new book "Blood Stained Talons"

Victimized Soul

Childhood thoughts begin to surface

Wrinkles reveal an aged soul

Tried and tempted through the years

Weathered by all life’s experiences

Memories escape of days gone by

Barely remembering a given name

A friendly face soon forgotten

Crippled by a malicious disease

What was once a vital life

Now a shell of its former self

Feeble minded but body strong

A family’s anguish is great

The simplest of tasks now difficult

Unable to survive in the world

Sheltered within sanitary walls

Protected from harm and pain

Altziemers does not discriminate

Damages all it touches

Leaving a plethora of victims in its wake

Tears the only solace

Soon death will come

Easing the pain of existence

The victimized soul rests

Family finally at peace

Sher B…..20-06-2013 (c)

Ps. I love you Baba - Annie Fedikow Nov 19 1921 - June 18 2013 

This is dedicated to all the families touched by the horrors and  trauma of this wretched disease. May you find peace and hope.