what will you reply?
The future showed up today
and invited me to tea
I was told to get myself ready
and leave my old dreams behind
I got dressed and off I went
cake was served with the tea
while I waited on the future,
wondering if I was ready or not
When the future finally showed
all I could see was a paintbrush as big as the sky
white bristles, black handled magic mojo making
moving gracefully along the ridge writing…
“We are co-creators of this happening
Get your brush and your pen, your drum
and your bell, your boots and your colors
and let’s get to work, the next line is yours…
so what is it that you will say with your life?”
I replied. I am ready.
🧡
Shiloh Sophia
My life is not tied up
in pretty blue bows
not many straight lines appear
on my map
to this place I stand
this place where I find myself today –
I’ve chosen to go off grid…hmmmm
well, maybe the truth is…
I found myself off grid
and after a while of wandering
I realized being off grid was the best gift!
So I began making difficult,
but purpose-filled choices
again and again to stay off grid!
I’ve skated thin ice and jumped with no net
over and over
despite my own stable-craving nature
these tough years teaching me so much
in solitary silence
I’ve learned that,
somehow….
In spite of…
the ground always holds my weight
the universe conspiring to help me
and so,
I live mostly on edges
where adventure steals
all the comforts of an easy chair existence
where there is no sinking into the clouded cover of…
‘safety’
when risking it all
in the danger zone of unconditional loving
takes everything you have
Every moment of being alive
it is complex living
it is big-picture purpose
it is loving the world enough to sacrifice pride
it is choosing to stay small and humble
does it matter?
does anything I do really matter?
(sometimes Im not sure)
But, then it comes down to this…
If anything at all matters –
then every tiny thing matters!
and so it goes
and so it goes
💞
Amy Lloyd
life: acoustic & amplified 