Christina Contending

A seagoat ascending

A lion presenting

In front orienting 

Protecting, preventing 

An artist inventing

Inspiring, extending 

Supportive at friending

Forever, unending

She's never relenting 

Christina contending 

This Child

God give this child her wings

Lift her up above these things

These outrageous arrows, slings

Of misfortune life may bring

Swaddle her in serene scenes 

Send her sweet angels to sing

Show her all her might and means

Her blue skies of wiser beings

Help her fly to find her dreams 

God please give this child her wings

Amanda

Send her extra love and help

For the sun is in her 12th 

Despite inner whim and wealth

Amanda doesn't know herself 

Learns from Virgos, we who spell

Out her issues all too well

(Is there nothing we won't tell?)

Date of birth does not exist

3 of 4, she is a myth

Leap year princess with a wish

To traverse this earthy ish

Packaged in a Pisces fish

Swimming in our fish and chips

Surfing with a turfy dish

Listening to our bullet lists

It's how she will conquer this

Invitation

My father could fix you, he has a green thumb

I'm sorry I overly watered you some

I wanted to love you, 'cause you're #1

At making my place feel incredibly fun

Like I am Apollo and playing the sun

By smiling and shining upon everyone 

You pay me in petals with colors that run

And fill up the cracks in the breaking I've done

With fragrance and radiant styles that stun

I forget to worry and think of problems

Your presence's a lesson, a beautiful one

So thank you for taking my invitation

Water Way

Where there's water, there's a way

Gentle winds that swim and sway

Moon to move our moods and waves

Ships to sail and reeds to play

Sand on which to sit and lay

Dollars of them for to pay

Things with wings that bathe in bays

Seals and eels who've come to play

Sea urchin and undine fae

Shells held to your ear that say

They were home to crab and cray

Now they're here and on display

Blessed are we to share this day

Open Heart

Silver star and lily white

Replace my gate with pearly light

Scarlet sun and pink kunzite

Beautiful as you and bright

Neither fence nor sword in sight

Done defending, I invite

You into my world of might

Love is fuel and we don't fight

Knife each other or backbite

Words are cures and all I write

Speak and think and then recite

Filled with will to make it right

Clear as tears and like lucite

Open up my heart tonight

The Fog

You close your heart and fog rolls in

I'm whipped by wicked northern winds

The ones of what it could have been

Our ocean's temperature descends

It seizes up my lungs and limbs

My eyes and whys, it covers them

I cannot feel to float nor swim

And neither do I want to then

I'm praying, saying make this end

But I keep washing up again

Moon in Me

A full moon in me

Insane basically 

Up on Mercury

So myopically

I've Too Much to Think

And not any peace

If I could just grieve 

I'd ship out to sea

The Quiet One

Watch out for the quiet one

A gently weeping coming sun

With something in the way he's done

Who shared his girl with one Clapton

The one who isn't Paul or John

Who tells you to keep moving on

Within so many words through song

Sweet on our Lord, don't get him wrong

A silent type is just as strong

Die Dreaming

I penned this when I was 14

It seems I said the following

Although she doesn't care for me

(Apparently, allegedly)

I miss my mom tremendously 

And any trace of sanity

How will I face humanity

Or fit into society

Is there a place for mermaiding

Will I find friends, a fairy king

So now I find it interesting 

I stood for nothing, settling

Aborting and abandoning

My drive to ever find these things

So midway through incarnating 

I choose to follow my own dreams

And if it nothing ever brings

We all die, and I'll go trying 

Lighthouse

Be like water, swim with me

Shed your scales through alchemy

Spin your skin in hijiki 

Listen, wish in shells at sea

Speak directly to the breeze

Walk up stairs that wind to be

Guiding light through storms that beams

Both the lighthouse and the keep

You're the shore and shipwreckee 

Learn, in turn, you're rescuing 

Rainwater

Rainwater Jim, was my father's friend

I remember animals surrounding him

Kid goats in gardens, and peacocks in pens

They'd chase us and race us when visiting them

Just 42 when, Jim left here again

A part of his heart must have closed or broken

In heaven to mend, through showers he sends

His eccentric friendship and good-natured grin

Watch my Wings

In your chariot traveling 

Evening driving to your dream

When we're dancing, watch my wings

Don't clip them so I won't leave 

Bend them in so I'm not free

Remember why you wanted me

Lilith loved him before Eve

And she did it powerfully 

Meet your Mermaid

Ebb and flow, come and go

Elevate, expand, and grow

Soft and slow, melting snow

Ursula in undertow

Orinoco into know

Ocean of already so

Meet your mermaid Miss Cleo

Brown Bear

Brown bear

Virgo there 

Analyzing everywhere

Kind stare

Gentle air

Service to us shows he cares

Soft words

For this bird

Learn to laugh when life's not fair

Earth friend

From my wind

I come down to George's lair

Warlock Nick

My high school friend and warlock Nick

We're buddies, studying things mystic 

He's pulling cards for me, this chick

And puzzled when presented with

10 court cards up inside this bitch

"Where are the cups and wands with wicks?"

"The pentacles and swords that switch"

"I shuffled 45 minutes"

I put it to him here like this

I've mentioned that I'm majestic

I do not deal with plebs and pricks

But run with suns and goddesses

The news for you that's awesome is

You must be just as much as sick

Spider Rival

All court cards in my Celtic cross

Half belong to my ex boss

Anubis, Horus, Atum, Thoth

Egyptian, slythrin, sexy god

Whomever that he was, we fought

I believe twas me who lost

Back again and in my thoughts  

Shows up sick as hell and hot 

Resist this power trip? I'm not

My spider, rival, I've been caught

Northern Warrior

Jigsaw puzzle, rubik's cube

Every color, many moods

Emperor with no clothes is blue

Choose your own adventure, boo

X&Y in outer space

We don't like what's commonplace 

Left or right, it's all rat race

Look up, put that sun on face

Northern warrior when you wake

Electric Angel

Electric angel, lightning wings

Gilded golden like he sings

Sitting still for centering 

Out back at it following 

Music from his heart healing

Sunshine from his eyes streaming

Copper colored Darjeeling 

Love at the first sight feeling

Air and fire reckoning 

Power from a pretty thing

Thank you for the light you bring

Think Twice

1 bad Gemini

Low blow and low vibe

Stare dead in your eye

On blast and still lie

Talk fast to devise

Contrast and connive

6 side chicks, 2 wives

No heart and 9 lives

13 on his dice

Look hard and think twice 

A Lady

My bathtub is a cauldron

I am its magic spell

I think you think I tricked you in

But it was you who fell

You tripped on toads off shady roads

And went down witches wells

You've dealt with Celts and wily Welsh

Medieval torture modes

With gypsys, thieves, and tramps - not me 

I am a lady though

Check Out (and Leave)

Steady stream of obstacles

Blocks and stops and stubborn bulls

Lies disguised by criminals 

Eyes made blind behind their wool

Sucked in by magnetic pulls

Bullied into blackened holes

Tar pit traps for wayward souls

Here's the thing about them though

One is not required to stay

Nor give way to power plays

Hotel Californ-i-a

I check out and leave today