There Is

Posted by Pamela Leavey on April 7, 2010

There is an empty space
Where hearts meet in knowing;
That two people share
And fill
Like water and flowers
Together in a vase.
There is a silent place
Where two voices can be heard
Crying out in joy
For love shared,
Becomes the sound
Of the grandest symphony.

c. Pamela J. Leavey

International Women’s Day: Watch Us Stand Strong

Posted by Pamela Leavey on March 8, 2010

Today is International Women’s Day. Given that, I wanted to share a poem I wrote in 1994:

Watch Us Stand Strong

 

Long have we walked 
Through the valley of our sadness, 
Searching for a way 
To end all the madness. 
Long have we toiled, 
Silent and unnoticed, 
Suppressing our knowledge 
And our gift to heal the world. 
We are large by number, 
We are small through the ages, 

There are few that have spoken, 
Few that dare to read 
Our pages. 
We are mothers, 
We are daughters, 
We are sisters, 
We are friends; 
We contain the lifeblood, 
And the passion 
Of all the universe 
In our souls. 
We are women, 
Full of knowledge, 
And beauty; 
The Queens of our planet. 
We are home now, 
Watch us stand strong, 
It is time to heal 
Our world.

c. Pamela J. Leavey 1994

Walk To The Beat

Posted by Pamela Leavey on February 25, 2010

I walk to the beat
Of The Goddess’s drum,
I sing her ancient song;
I call out her name
But, she already knows mine.
I am her sister,
I am her daughter,
She is crone,
I am apprentice.
I feel her heartbeat
In every beat my heart takes;
She speaks to me in my sleep,
She speaks to me when I am awake.
I follow closely in her footsteps
I learn my lessons well;
I have claimed myself as part of her
And she as part of me. 
She listens quietly
When I cry out in pain;
She wisely heals my ills.
She gives me hope 
By her very purpose
Takes me back where I come from.
I walk to the beat
Of the Goddess’s drum,
I sing her ancient song.
She fills me with her many gifts;
I bless her with my love,
Devotion pure, divine and boundless
For she there is no less.
I am her sister,
I am her daughter,
She is crone,
I am apprentice.
I claim her wisdom 
As part of mine,
I share her with my sisters;
For she exists in every woman
Who hears the call of their name;
From hidden place
Thought long lost,
She rises like the sun.
It is the Goddess
In every woman,
Who walks to the beat
Of her drum.

c. Pamela J. Leavey 1997

(Inspired by: When the Drummers Were Women, by, Layne Redmond)

How Deep Is The Well

Posted by Pamela Leavey on February 11, 2010

How deep is the well

To the river running to your heart

As you journey to find peace

Do you seek but a place to start

The answer lies in the river’s flow

Running silently to the well.

c. Pamela J. Leavey February 12, 2010

I Wear My Heart on My Sleeve

Posted by Pamela Leavey on February 10, 2010

c. Pamela J. Leavey  February 10, 2010

John Trudell: Reason to This

Posted by Pamela Leavey on April 15, 2009

Here’s some powerful spoken word from acclaimed poet, national recording artist, actor and activist, John Trudell:

The poem Trudell is reciting is “Reason to This.” It’s featured in his book, Lines from a Mined Mind: The Words of John Trudell.

I’ve seen John Trudell perform a few times with his band, Bad Dog, while living in Los Angeles. They are a must see if you ever have the opportunity.

Trudell is a supporter of: “Give Love Give Life.”