Rhythm and rhyme are truly sublime.
But you do not know just what makes them so?
I tell you the truth: the heart that’s in you
Is beating all day to music God plays.
And every night God’s thoughts from the Light
Expand in your mind till gently in time…
You know the song and start singing along!
The music of love is yours to live from!
Your heart beats pure, and its rhythm is sure
By God’s design, his rhythm, and rhyme!
God is the Rock of the ages
The Beginning, the Middle and End
He is the book and the pages
The River that ripples and bends
Life is a series of trials
To see if we’re flowing or not
With every step, leap and mile
We either go forward or stop
God is the Presence within us
Not out there, so high we can’t see
God is the Source that will win us
The Life of a blossoming seed
If rivers don’t flow they go stagnant
If seeds don’t keep growing they rot
If we do not change we are ragged
And block all the Life that is ours
God is the Rock of the ages
Foundation of all that will last
The Peace that is ours and the sages’
Where Life happens now;
Not in future or past!
Welcome, Springtime!
youthful splendor;
Sweet renewal
Flowing free.
Welcome, Springtime!
Stirring Lifeforce,
Singing, dancing
In and through me.
Welcome, Springtime!
Equal daytime
Sharing space with
Equal night.
Welcome, Springtime!
Balance weighing;
Harmonizing
Dark and Light.
Welcome, Springtime!
Bringing forward
Light that kindles
Deep within.
Welcome, Springtime!
Now in Christ we
Lift our hearts in
Resurrection!
–Amen!
I wrote this song in early 2011, while exploring Goddess-centered spirituality. I share it here in honor of International Women’s Day – but more than this, honoring all people and our Great Creator! It’s time we see our gender as a blessing and not a difference, curse, crutch, or hindrance! This applies to our personal gender and everyone else’s. May we truly know, and thus experience, that we are indeed all One, regardless of physical form!
Instrument: soprano Flea ukulele
Note: This was recorded outside, so I apologize for the background noise. And this is not my usual ukulele tuning – this is reentrant/high G, and I usually play linear/low G. 🙂
1. Woman so soft
Woman so sweet
Woman so gentle
Woman so strong
Woman of love
Woman of peace
Woman complete
Sing your beautiful song!
2. Woman of earth
Woman of air
Woman of water
Woman of fire
Woman of birth
Woman of life
Woman of laughter
Now express your desire!
3. Woman in body
Woman in mind
Woman in spirit
Open your eyes!
Know who you are
Claim who you’ve been
For you will be
All that you can let in!
Repeat 1.
Sing your beautiful song! (3x total)
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Mother Nature Sings.
This song was written for a child’s welcoming ceremony. In other traditions and religions, this would be a baptism, christening, baby naming, Wiccaning, etc. It acknowledges the child’s God-purpose and the parents’ and others’ support of that purpose–whatever it may be.
We are all someone’s child, and children of God; so Miracle is for everyone!
And to Aaron, happy birthday! May God continue to bless you, and others through you!
Instrument: Lanikai LU21C concert ukulele (Aaron’s uke)
1. You are a miracle
Of laughter and love.
You are a miracle
Of Spirit above.
You have a purpose and a path,
And we affirm our openness to that.
2. You are a miracle,
A precious gift of God.
You are a miracle
That we are blessed to love.
You are one body, mind and soul,
And we affirm together we will grow.
3. You are a miracle
Of possibility.
You are a miracle;
Be the change you want to see.
We travel beside you, but the path is yours alone.
We watch you and learn from you, the greatness of The One.
4. ‘Cause we are miracles
Of laughter and love.
We are all miracles
Of One Spirit above.
We have a purpose and a path,
And we affirm our gratitude for that
‘Cause we are miracles
Miracles
Miracles!
A lesson from a well-known symbol of transformation–the butterfly. Change happens in animals, seasons, and each of us; may we flow with it, embracing the natural desire to expand!
Passionate, determined
Building her cocoon
The caterpillar works.
Resting, changing
Deep within
Transformation begins.
Persistent, at work
Giving up is no option
Moving onward, ever upward…
Soft and fluttering
Fragile in the wind
The new butterfly tries.
Gently opening
Spreading to the sky
Her wings lift…
She soars
A Spirit renewed
Unfolding, evolving…
She is divine
And she knows it, lives it
With all her being.
Tiny, powerful, beautiful
Well-created, well-loved
Just like you, just like me!
Because the essence of Music, Love, and God is The One.
In any key of music
the first note of the scale
is 1.
In any key of music
the last note of the scale
is 1.
A perfect octave
is the distance
from 1 to the next 1.
Same pitch, same name
just higher or lower
and still the 1.
That’s why it’s called perfect
the 1 is the beginning
and the end.
In any key of music
the real key is
oneness.
The true key is
wholeness
completeness.
The 1 returns to itself
alpha and omega
beginning and end.
In any key of music
the 1
is first and last,
root and octave,
1 and 8,
in the image of God.
And the key
is oneness
in his Presence.
Nothing from nothing is nothing
Creations create in the space
Destruction transforms in the darkness
And Light is the Truth in its place.
Spirit is God breeding passion.
Faith in the Truth does the works.
Love creates wealth that is lasting.
And the soul is a child God birthed.
God is Intelligent thinking.
Hope is Self-knowing at night.
Order’s the Force that is linking.
And the soul is made whole by the Light.
Nothing from nothing is nothing
Creations create in the space
Destruction transforms in the darkness
And Light is the Truth in its place.
Where am I going?
Where have I been?
What is outside me?
And what is within?
All of this flowing,
Growing and change
Moves me toward something,
But also feels strange.
I stop and examine
Life to this spot,
Seeing the moments
That come to a lot.
Places behind me,
Memories past,
People from back then;
I let go at last!
Giving up nothing,
Embracing the now,
The Spirit within me
Is showing me how.
How will I make it?
Where will I go?
What is my purpose?
I thank God, He knows!
Where am I going?
Where have I been?
Questions outside me,
And God is within!
I wrote this song during Advent, 2003. Though it depicts primarily the outer Christian teachings – the literal understanding of the birth of Jesus – it also holds a deeper, more mystical meaning. The last verse especially is why I chose to share it here.
And just to point out how things seem to circle back around, but at a deeper level than before… This was written on a baritone ukulele, an instrument I played only briefly because it was awkward. Here I play a concert ukulele, and it’s the most natural thing in the world.
Enjoy, and merry Christmas!
Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele
Recording Updated 2017
1. Jesus gave us Light;
He saved us from our woe.
He brought pow’r and might;
He’s brighter than the sunshine on the snow.
2. The place was a stall;
Through Him God’s love did flow.
It was quiet and small;
He’s humbler than the sunshine on the snow.
3. We’re still wrapped in love;
He came so it would grow.
All we need is trust;
He’s warmer than the sunshine on the snow.
He’s humbler than the sunshine on the snow.
He’s brighter than the sunshine on the snow.
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