Identity

Standing on the Edge

Wind blowing through my hair

Alive

So alive

I see you

I feel you

I sense you

I breathe you

Arrested by your beauty

Confounded by your majesty

Awestruck in wonder

I sing

From the depths of my being 

I sing

Arms flung wide

I sing

Tears of joy

I sing

My soul poured out to you

My heart aching for you

And in this moment I know

In this moment I understand

How surrender

Brings freedom

I am yours

And you are mine

Embraced

Intertwined

And at last I recognise

Who I am

If only for this moment

Peace released

I'm up and I'm down
And I'm spinning round and round
I stop and I start
Feel the pounding of my heart
Uncertainty
Overwhelming me

I weep and I sigh
I begin to wonder why
I'm alone and afraid
And it shouldn't be this way
Negativity
Bearing down on me

I wrestle and I rail
But its all to no avail
I drown and I shout
Please will someone let me out
Darkest misery
Now consuming me

I stop; call your name

Come and meet me in my pain
I am empty, incomplete
Until I kneel at your feet
Abundant mercy
Offered for me

I tremble and I cry
That for me you chose to die
Lift my face to your face
And enfold me in your grace
Feel you hold me
Watching over me

I'm here and I'm now
As your spirit shows me how
I'm still and I'm calm
No more trouble no more harm
Deep serenity
Unexpectedly

Healing

Orange
has been released from bondage
Liberated, reclaimed
And finally I confess
To the bully in the dress
"This colour is mine
Through which I shine"

Each vibrant hue
I experience anew
Copper, amber, flame
Each a beautiful name
Though I once turned away
and considered them grey

Burnished and bright
Iridescent, alight
It has always been so
Just that I didn't know
How His beauty could be
In all that I see

On my knees I bow
As I realise now
How gracious God is
To gently do this
A small act of love
A gift from above

He owes me nothing
For my meagre loving
Yet His bounteous grace
And that smile on His face
"It's orange: I made it
Enjoy it...I made it"

Precious

What is it that you see in me?
How can it be that I am lovely?
And how can it be that you love me?

I gaze at my child in wonder
And touch his face as we embrace
Brought low with tenderness
Awed and overwhelmed with all he is.

So I'm starting to see how you see me
And I am starting to see that I am lovely
And I'm starting to see why you love me.

The Dancer

I am Fire

Burning bright

With colour alight

Alive with joy

For you to enjoy

I am Flame

Amber glowing

My true self showing

Twirling, dancing

Our spirits romancing

I am Dancer

With passion praising

Arms raising

Moving faster

In awe of you My Master

I am in You and You are in me

My all surrendered

Touched that I may touch

Light that I may illuminate

Created that I may create

Draw me closer

Draw me ever closer to you
That I might hear your heartbeat
Feel your breath on my skin
To know you
To love you
To be known
And to be loved
That my harmonies might join the angels
A backdrop to your glorious melody
Each note clear, loud
Soaring and lifting
Until I am consumed
With breathtaking joy
And in the tumult and the calm that follows
As I see a little bit of you in those I meet
Shine through me
That I might reflect you

Face tilted towards the sunlight

Face tilted towards the sunlight

Like a flower lifting its head

To the warmth and the light

Bathed, clothed

Reflecting the source

Simple yet certain

All else melted away

Face tilted towards the sunlight

Like a flower lifting its head

To the warmth and the light

Bathed, clothed

Reflecting the source

Simple yet certain

All else melted away