by Liam

Before she reaches the delta of surrender,

the river reflects, trembling with its wisdom.

She feels the memory of mountains behind her,

the cradle of stone from which she sprang,

the whisper of forest leaves she carried,

the villages her nourishment watered,

the winding ways she carved with song.

Before her now, the waters-edge of all she was—

the vast arch of the wild blue ocean.

It’s here her story seems poised to vanish,

forgotten in the endlessness of sea.

Yet there is no return, no retreating.

No refusing the law of nature’s anatomy,

for the journey only leads onward,

toward something vaster, greater than herself.

So she yields, surrenders to the oceanic embrace,

and as her waters merge into that vast unknown,

Her fear washes away like a final shadow of night.

For she has not been lost, nor scattered,

but gathered—gathered into the fullness

of her own becoming,

by dissolving into the wholeness 

of who she’s always been.

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by Liam

The greatest gift you can ever give someone isn’t wrapped in shiny paper or found in department stores. It’s the quiet, profound permission you offer that says, You are safe here. You are seen. It’s the kind of gift that whispers, “You don’t need to change or shrink; just be.” It’s a gift that lets someone breathe freely, knowing they are enough—perfectly and beautifully enough—just as they are.

When you give someone the feeling of being enough, you become a mirror that reflects their light, their beauty, their worth. You help them strip away layers of doubt and insecurity, revealing a person who is radiant and whole. They no longer have to perform or prove themselves in your presence. You create a space where they can just be, where they are loved simply for existing.

This isn’t a gift of grand gestures or loud declarations; it’s the steady reassurance, the soft reminder, the comforting presence that stands with them in moments of uncertainty. You offer a safe harbor, a place where they can stand tall in their truth, knowing they are neither too much nor too little. They are, simply and profoundly, enough.

When you give this gift, you become a light in their darkest corners, the warmth in their moments of doubt. You become the one who truly sees them, beyond any masks they wear, beyond their fears. And because you see them, they start to believe in themselves again. They learn that love isn’t something they need to earn—they already deserve it.

This is the gift that transforms everything. It’s the gift of belonging, of being truly seen and held, of feeling welcomed just as they are. In giving this, you tell them, with every word, every glance, every action: You are whole. You are worthy. You are enough. And that’s a gift no one can ever take away.

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by Liam

Being is my quiet light,

A flame that flickers through the threads of time,

Bringing warmth, a slow unveiling,

Guiding me like the compass of wisdom,

Where whispers of insight stir the dawn winds,

Delicate as breath, vast as sky.

Let me be open, wide as the horizon unbroken,

Untethered from the weight of this moment.

Do not let fear tighten my heart’s expanse,

For we are vast, we are much more than we know,

We call upon the stars, and they answer,

Gathering themselves into the constellations of our longing.

And should I step beyond the walls

That preconception and creed have built,

And enter those fields where spirit runs wild?

For, as Rumi speaks:

“To be a candle is no light thing;

One must burn before offering flame.”

Yes, I too shall burn—

Not to diminish, but to dissolve the feeble self,

To melt away the bonds of thought and be reborn,

Liberated, my soul expands to touch the edges of the infinite.

In this fire, I claim my niche,

Yet, with the same breath, my belonging to every thing.

I am the ripple, I am the wave, I am the sea,

I am the ever-moving tide of being.

Be true.

Be the deep, ancient pulse of life.

Be boundless.

Be free.

Burn—and in that burning, become.

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by Liam

Beneath the quiet breath of morning’s rise,

It’s not the world that shapes me—

I am the quiet architect of each hour,

Weaving time’s tender threads:

The who, the why, the where, the unfolding how.

Who else can hold the sun within their chest?

A heart so fierce it breaks through sorrow’s weight,

Not simply to mend, but to bloom and grow anew.

For like a ripple stirred by a single drop,

Light, too, spreads in waves, dissolving night,

Again and again, the dawn is ours to claim.

With it comes the call to rise, to heal,

To change the course, and set things right.

So let us stand in the light we bear,

And shape the world with hands of care.

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by Liam

The dignity of this sorrow lies between

Your sadness and my distress.

We had those struggles,

Interludes of passion too,

Before you went your way,

Hair wavering, eyes blistered with tears.

Anger tore up the flower garden in my heart,

Leaving sorrow, or was it sadness,

Clinging letter by letter to those few resilient weeds.

We tried again and again, but our holy ground was wasted.

Sorrow’s resignation is no place to plant love,

Sadness no place to accept happiness.

Captured in distress,

Caught in the quietude,

My reflection shattered.

My soul, which mattered,

Reached out into the still pool,

Where I found this

Pearl.

September 2019

by Liam 

This morning’s rise, my calm begins,

A silent flame ignites within.

No tempest wild, nor shadow’s glare,

Can shake the power anchored there.

My stride is firm, each thought defined,

With patience sharp and purpose aligned.

I face the climb, through storm and steep,

For mountains yield to those who keep.

The blaze of effort never fades,

It cuts through your doubt, through dusk and haze.

By hand and heart, my path I pave,

Each step a mark, each leap brave.

No shiny prize nor fleeting grace,

Can match my strength I’ve come to embrace.

For forged in sweat my vision wide,

Rise I, unbroken, fortified.

When the night seems long and cold,

Walk with courage, sure and bold.

Not seeking ease or fleeting fame,

My lightening lites these skies with flames.

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by Liam

Oh! Life, short as a half-taken breath,  

I heave my chest, a fleeting sigh,  

Like the gust that bends the barley’s head,  

Then quietly, leaves the fields shy.

Plant but love in the fertile earth,  

For soil knows the wisdom of words,

Each a promise, each a vow, is a tender birth—  

Roots grow deep where silence confers.

A spade cuts, into the loamy dark,  

Rich soil which cradles the words we sow;  

In the garden of gratitude leave your mark,  

With each tender letter, let love grow.

For cold handed time, though swift, can’t erase.

Nor linger like dust on a summer’s face

The blossoms of  love well-cared or well-said;

Soft and eternal, though the day has fled.

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by Liam

In the ebb and flow of time’s embrace,

What comes will go, what lingers fades,

What we hold dear, a fleeting phase,

Slip in time’s ever-shifting craze.

Yet in the depths of stillness quiet,

Lies your truth, pure and unbound.

What you believe though cannot be found,

Beyond the dance of day and night.

Beyond the veil of time’s domain,

No words can capture, none explain,

A presence vast, serene and free,

Unchanging space, for eternity.

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