gratitude – gildaspoems

Stardust Prayer

FOR CLEAN AIR

Dear Higher Spiritual family in the stars,

Thank you for showering us with your love, as always

And for shining your light down upon us,

Under the direction and will of one loving God,

May you please take a magnificent net of love,

Filled with your healing starlight,

And forgiving stardust,

Then tossing one end,

May we catch and anchor it down on Earth.

With great sweeping motions,

May we then move this net across the skies with you,

Back and forth, back and forth,

With an ever-widening girth,

A net of love so whisper soft and whisper quiet,

As to be invisible to us,

Like those dangerous particles in the air,

Yet a gazillion times more powerful,

Sweeping, cleaning, and clearing the air above us,

And the air below you,

Carrying the smoke, ash, dust, and debris out to sea,

Or to wherever the highest good may be,

All the while transmuting, healing, and clearing each one of us.

With deep sincerity and starry-eyed appreciation,

For your heartfelt kindness and help,

Offered freely to us,

Your younger relatives,

Here on Earth,

We thank you!

-by gilda patricia

My Dear God, Gratitude Letter

Because my soul’s destiny is held securely in Your hands,

I thank You.

Because the sunlight’s gentle warmth,

Streams lightly across my face,

I thank You.

Because the birds sweetest songs,

Chime gently on my ear drums,

I thank You.

Because I have a soft, safe resting space,

To call home,

I thank You.

Because I have family and friends,

Who brighten and lighten my load,

I thank You.

Because I have strong health, life-giving breath,

And the capacity to do good this day,

I thank You.

Of the many wonderful things life

Has offered me thus far,

The greatest of these, is Your

Unconditional love,

Without which I’d have nothing,

Know nothing and be nothing at all.

By- gilda patricia

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

The Eyes Know

Your eyes are the window,

To the heavens,

They contain a galaxy of stars…

Beautiful, intuitive soul!

I’ve met you before,

And we’ll meet again soon…

This I know.

Such heavenly days,

And heavenly ways,

Propel my spirit,

To dance with butterflies,

Lock eyes with fireflies,

Be electrified by ocean sprays,

And dazzled by sun rays…

Your love has lifted me higher,

Removing blinders,

To wonder and awe…

I’m Spirit’s daughter now,

Because I gazed into knowing eyes,

Kind eyes, your eyes.

-by gilda patricia

Red Carpet of Love

Choosing a path of heart healing,

I go within to “face the music,”

Walking with God on a Red Carpet of Love.

Repairing my once damaged,

Source connection,

I reclaim the music and the magic,

Regaining harmony, peace, joy, beauty and love,

To go the distance.

Keeping to God’s Red Carpet of Love,

Reaffirming, working and ever intending to,

“Face the music” within,

With faith, forgiveness,

Love and acceptance,

I tap into the music and the magic,

Of my own soulful spirit.

In awed and humble gratitude,

For God’s Red Carpet,

My heart sings,

And the song is Love.

-by gilda patricia

Sister Moon

Brave sister,

Bright, beautiful moon,

Lighting up the night sky,

Darkness all around,

What a wondrous gift,

Soft, forgiving and kind…

Your light most sublime,

Easing my worries,

Clearing my mind,

Guiding my meanderings,

In the gentlest of ways.

Oh sweet sister moon,

Where would I be,

Without you in my life?

Standing reservedly on the ground,

I peer upwards in wonder and awe…

Watching as you easily dispel,

The darkness which surrounds.

And I am so proud!

Without one graceless move,

Without one single sound,

Just your gentle, loving night light.

Shine on sister moon!

(Dedicated to my dearest sister Tree, love you!)

-by gilda patricia

Superior Tree

Could there be one tree in the forest God deemed superior?

It’s shape, it’s form, it’s height, it’s resilience to weather life’s storms,

It’s growth rate and life span,

The ability to bear fruit or need of less care;

Just what would make one tree better than the others?

Thankfully God forgot to pick and choose,

before spreading abundant seeds.

For our world is blessed with the richness of creation,

Of great variety and variation.

What a sad, poor, dull, boring, lonely world it would surely be,

If God graced the earth with just one superior tree.

-by gilda patricia

Thank God for Hell?

We need the rain to appreciate

A sunny day,

As we need struggle and pain,

To recognize beauty and ease.

We must have darkness,

To see a candle’s light,

As to witness the stars,

Of course we need night.

It’s strange to have gratitude,

To stop and thank God,

For life’s hardships and heartaches…

But in rising like a phoenix,

From the depths of hell,

The taste of heaven,

Is always so much sweeter.

Some people bring us sunshine,

And pure delight!

But for those who offer,

Nothing but rain…

Strut across their dreary terrain,

Wrapped in your own,

Bright and beautiful rainbow.

by gilda patricia

Life’s Pavement

Sitting with a cup of tea in the local cafe,

Looking out onto the busy road before me,

So many people driving and walking by,

Hurrying and scurrying here and there,

Like ants; anonymous faces, going to

Anonymous places, doing anonymous things,

Nothing unusual, just an ordinary day.

But today I see with a sudden burst of clarity,

How each person is an entire universe,

Unto themselves…

Carrying within a world of gifts and talents,

A world rich in experiences and desires,

To achieve, help, create, heal and survive,

To love and be loved,

To be entertained or perhaps entertain,

A world of family, friends and acquaintances,

A world of their own personal history and legacy,

Of challenges obviously faced and overcome,

Or they would not still be HERE, now…

Hurrying and scurrying about like ants,

Across life’s temporary pavement,

Making their imprints in this world…

Then moving on to new worlds,

Taking an entire universe with them,

When they go…

by gilda patricia

This Space and Time

There is space and time…

For a blessed and peaceful reunion,

Of hearts and minds.

There is space and time…

For my heart to beat within my chest,

In love, in joy, in grief, in pride.

There is space and time…

For air to fill my lungs and leave my nostrils,

Tasting life’s breath.

There is space and time…

To accept the flavors of life,

Savoring their richness, beauty and wonders.

There is space and time…

To anticipate sharing love,

Accepting a lover to have and to hold.

There is still space and time…

To live…until I die,

Releasing space/time dust,

And merging back into the re-creation of God’s infinite design.

-Gilda Patricia

Heaven Will Wait

If life were only heaven,

I imagine things would be

Lovely and complete!

But how then to transform?

What to rise above?

What thing to unlearn?

When and where to create a life,

If no time or space?

With no place to play,

Or twists of fate,

Just peace, love and light…

Could there be a way to graduate?

Thankfully heaven will wait for me.

And when I’m good and done,

The sweetest chance to re-unite, rest…

And re-ignite, life’s inevitably

Dimming flame.

-Gilda Patricia