PRAYER FOR THE WORLD
Heavenly Father/Mother, Creator of the Universe,
As you gaze upon humanity with joy and with sorrow,
Help us to build a world that reflects your Will:
A world of true justice,
of unending compassion,
of universal tolerance,
of lasting peace,
of unconditional love.
Amen
Roger Davidson
PEACE WITHIN
Undulating waves of blooms
Carry the softness of petal-graced stones
Across the palms of nature’s hand,
Caressing the sweet summer air…
In the songs of trees,
Beauty fills my soul
With peace.
RD, 2014
HEALING AND PEACE
A bird flying high beyond the clouds,
soft violet rays infusing its wings with healing,
embracing the world with peace…
RD, 2015
TO THE OAK TREE
Hands on the bark of an ancient oak,
embracing love,
infusing the forest with prayer:
“O noble roots of time,
envelop my heart with wisdom!
O noble oak,
Embrace my soul with skyward reach
From your deepest roots through your uppermost branches!
May we be filled with your presence,
inspired, uplifted and unified in the heart of life!”
RD, 2015
GRACE OF THE PALMS
Waving branches in the winds
Flowing endlessly over valleys and shores,
drenched by the sun;
The music of the fronds
in a chorus of dancing breezes
calls out to the essence of life,
here and beyond.
RD, 2016
LOVE STORY IN THE SKY
There’s a love story in the sky
Written in red and purple clouds
On blue-tinged pages with emerald ink from the shading trees
And silver-speckled twinkles in the sun-drenched air —
Embracing the moon, caressing the stars,
And touching the soft-skinned lips of wind chime sounds
on a summer’s night…
Azure skies in the morning,
As heaven smiles.
RD – 2016
ISLAND GRACE
Flowing waves of orange sunset gowns,
daydreams in the warmth of the stars,
palm trees in the undulating winds…
Embracing the moon and the purple clouds,
Open your heart to the wafting breeze,
Letting in divinity with every breath.
RD, 2016
FLOWERS AND STONES
The flower rises up toward the sun,
toward the light of the azure sky,
imbuing the earth and the waters about with colors of joy…
The stone stands still,
Anchoring the forces of the land
and crowning the waters with peaks and valleys of form…
Blessed are the flowers and the stones,
For in their reflection of the divine,
they unite the world.
RD, 2016
SERENITY OF THE ELM
Under the shade of the elm,
the dawn grass shimmers in the morning glow;
The early sun, caressing the leaves,
touches the ground’s green light,
infusing the earth with joy.
RD, 2016
EARLY SPRING
The inner glow of the buds
Coming out of hibernation,
Opening all hearts to the sun
and to the light of life;
Blue skies over the flowering trees
and the sprouts in bloom;
Bird songs caressing the morning mist,
intoning the joy of being;
Life awakens!
RD, 2017
CLEARING THE SOUL
Heavenly Father and Mother of All,
Sweep the darkness from our souls;
Lift us to our highest peak
And guide us all to what we seek,
Which is and always shall be peace —
The peace that comes of love and truth
And flies above the most uncouth,
That ne’er our souls should sink below
But rather soar and shine and grow.
Heavenly Father and Mother of All,
Bring the light of heaven above
To one and all, that all may love,
That all may know compassion true,
That each forgive and none would rue
Nor wish foul things to be or do;
So thus may all upon this Earth
To truest, purest thoughts give birth,
And nurture highest joy and mirth.
RD, 2017
RAINFOREST
Unfolding light among jungle leaves,
Basking in the distant rays of the sun;
Rain pattering on the forest roofs,
Monkeys chattering on the branches…
Life breathing at the source.
RD, 2017
THE ROCK
A rock rooted in the garden,
Emanating its tranquil essence
outward to the meadows
and to the trees beyond…
My hands embrace the rock,
knowing that deep within
lies the Divine Presence.
RD, 2018
THE INNER SAGE
In the center of every spirit
lies the deepest well of love,
the heart of pure compassion,
the inner sage of truth and perfect wisdom.
Let us ask our inner sage;
it awaits our every call.
RD, 2019
INNER SANCTUM
Wandering into the emerald forest,
Seeking the green grove of peace —
My inner sanctum of tranquility, grace and wisdom…
RD, 2019
THE PUREST CORE OF LOVE
dedicated to my wife, Nilcelia
The sun of pure light
At the core of our hearts,
Where God’s light smiles
And love seeds bloom
Into fields of flowers,
Radiating color, symmetry and peace
throughout our beings…
Into this core
No discord passes,
No hope ever fades,
And none shall tarnish its eternal glow.
No matter the day,
We are one in the center of light,
Loyal through time and space
in the purest core of love.
RD, 2019
TO THE FALLEN LEAVES
Within the fallen leaf
lies the essence of life,
caressing the sacred earth
and sinking back into the fabric of the universe —
reemerging in the branches of a young tree.
RD, 2019
NATURE AND SPIRIT
Around the pond,
Sweet roses blooming
In the sun-fragranced air,
A gentle geyser of light reaching up to into the heavens…
Peace caressing the heart
RD, 2020
THE MISTS OF TIME
The mists of time envelop souls
Who through time’s portals suffer roles
From land to land and sea to sea,
Through incarnation’s history.
But in our evolution dear
We oft depend on bounded fear,
Instead of love and strength so true,
That of our deeds we naught may rue.
And so may anxious gestures cease;
May all rely on wisdom’s peace
And ever pray that all may bond,
Throughout this world and worlds beyond!
RD, 2021
THE ROAD TO INNER PEACE
On the road to inner peace,
which winds through the green woods,
I find my steps becoming softer
as the breeze wafts through the branches
and lifts the light out of the ground —
ever-upward into the skies above.
On the road to inner peace,
I wind my way around the rocks and trees at every bend —
coming closer to the meadow.
Emerging into the meadow,
I hear a lark singing.
I hear a song of tranquility, of stillness…
The flowers are blooming!
I am at peace.
RD, 2022
SCENT OF THE LILACS
Purple petals floating,
Clouds overhead in the light of the sun,
Transparent shimmers through the leaves,
Gentle breezes wafting through the light…
Dances in the grace of the setting sun,
Beaches of eternity in the distance…
Scent of the lilacs in the sacred waters,
Now and forever
RD, 2023
THE BLESSING OF THE LIGHT
Following the waves of light in the trees,
I begin to see the sun shining through the leaves —
In the early morning with the sunrise,
In the mid-morning with the daylight,
At noon at the height of the sun,
In the afternoon with the calming light,
In the early evening with the gentle glow of dusk,
And at nightfall with the moonlight rising over the trees…
Bless the light of the Earth, and of the Universe!
RD, 2025