Poetry - MARIA LISA POLEGATTO

The Forests

20/1/2018

The forests are where I go to renew and recharge my energy
It is a place where everything is alive
And willing to share in the energy with you
See the tallness of the forest as representing your strength
The darkness is there to remind you there is light in the world
And the butterflies....
Well, they let you know your loved ones are near....
Very near, for love never dies
It marches right beside us in all our triumphs and sorrows
When you feel sorrow know that is when they hold you in their wings
Not Broken, just mending your heart until you sing again.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Unity

24/12/2017

unity

Out of the midst
Strength comes forward
Hoof prints in the sand
Imprinted in hearts
Nobility, innocence, courage
A symbol of unity and rebirth
Reconciliation within and with nations
A celebration of cultures
Uniting humanity.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Wild Sable

9/12/2017

Wild Sable Island Horse

On the shores of Sable I stand
As the wind wisps by me
Huddled in my innocence
Unaware of the vastness
Of the world at large
The days have stretched far
From yesterdays conflict
Into tomorrows unknown
A national treasure
Wild and undisturbed
Living in natural pleasures
Despite the harshness of the weather
I hear the rolling sea thunder
I see the sun on the horizon
I taste the sweetness of the earth
I feel the sand beneath my hooves
I smell the winds as they flow
While many ancestors have past
Here we stand in unity
Attesting to the days gone past
Although my coat has many colors
My sense of pride rings true
I am a French Acadian Canadian.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Elephants

21/11/2017

elephants

Elephants Are Love

As I walk through the jungle
I am at peace with the world
The sun and the moon guide me
My tribe is my glory
We trumpet for all to hear
Helping young ones succeed
And waiting for the old and dying
We have compassion for life
Not just our own
I am an elephant
My tusks are for foraging
As do you in society
They are filled with tissue, blood and nerves
Teeth to help feed me in the great outdoors
While they never stop growing
They are filled with my love
Which I keep alive inside
When removed, they represent dying
A removal of love so pure
It rips out my heart and I am left crying
My majesty is unique
Help me keep my young safe
Leave us to our peace
Please give up this obsession for ivory.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Remembrance Day 2017 - Lest We Forget

11/11/2017

Remembrance Day

Amplify Women

13/10/2017

empower women

When I walk in nature
It speaks to me
Embracing me with kindness
I, in turn, with gratitude and love
It teaches me to listen
Understand and grow
So when I enter into the busy world
I do not need to be silenced
For I have come from safe surroundings
Protected, guided and influenced
I will not be silenced by others
I will continue to be as God intended
Sometimes mild
Other times speaking up
But always standing up
I will amplify without causing harm
I choose who to converse with
Where, when and how
For I am a mirror that reflects
What I have learned
To treat others with respect
No matter how they choose to deflect
Let peace and love guide the way
For it is all that surely matters.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Ocean Treasures

30/7/2017

ocean poetry

The ocean's vastness leads way to many treasures
Found deep within and near to shore
Always changing, never ceasing to amaze
Come near to adore it, to feel it, to hear it
It lives, it breathes, it restores my soul
As the waves rush over its shores
Rock tumbling and polishing
To and fro it gives and it takes
It sustains us from deep within its soul
Each day a new adventure
A new beginning as nature blossoms
In silent reverence beneath the shining sun
It needs no one's approval
It is as God intended
Nourishing and renewing and so it is
As I stand before it in awe of its vastness and treasures.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

The Rose Bud

25/7/2017

flowers

Wild Rose

Along a crevice in the walk a tiny rose bud is born
No matter how hard people have both intentionally and unintentionally
Walked on it, stamped it out, ground it back into the earth
Nature is a part of God and the Light that shines upon it shall never cease
It bursts forth in silent innocence growing stronger everyday
Its roots deeply planted in the soil ready to spring forth each day
The sweetness of its aroma pleases God
Reaching up and out it declares with its petals wide open
As it exposes its inner heart, its truth, its courage
"Here I am Lord, I am ready to bring forth the warmth of your love"
It patiently sits before us waiting for us to awaken parts inside
The simply act of allowing love to flow within us and outward to others
As we look into nature and see the face of God.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
July 25, 2017

Inward We Grow

2/7/2017

introvert

Tilly

When we accept ourselves for who we are, we can learn so much about life
Balance is the key to growing and becoming stronger
Spirit soars as strength increases deep within the soul
The silence of nature speaks to my soul, as nature carries me away

Balance is the key to growing and becoming stronger
Intuition grants me knowing that I have the ability to be authentic
The silence of nature speaks to my soul, as nature carries me away
Compassion overflows from the beauty of the soul

Intuition grants me knowing that I have the ability to be authentic
The silence of nature speaks to my soul, as nature carries me away
Compassion overflows from the beauty of the soul
I am thankful for the gift to be myself

God has created this world for us all to be unique
Spirit soars as strength increases deep within the soul
I am thankful for the gift to be myself
When we accept ourselves for who we are, we can learn so much about life.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

#WorldEnvironmentDay

6/6/2017

turtles

I'd like to be swimming along
In the deep blue sea
To a happy song
Not a care in the world
Clean water, clean air, clean food
Just a turtle and me.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Sky Blue

3/6/2017

sky

As blue is blue
As true is true
I clearly see
My way to you
Sky blue, sky true.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

Abundance of Spirit

1/6/2017

spirituality

When we are filled with Spirit, we are filled with the Light
Spirit bursts forth all around us
Spirit works in nature to show us the marvels of life
See the beauty that dances about

Spirit bursts forth all around us
His breath fills our lives with love again
See the beauty that dances about
His love, His strength, His very being nourishes our soul

His breath fills our lives with love again
See the beauty that dances about
His love, His strength, His very being nourishes our soul
I am open to receive an abundance of spirit

Spirit is full of the vibration of God’s love
Spirit works in nature to show us the marvels of life
I am open to receive an abundance of spirit
Through you, Lord, all great things come.

Maria Lisa Polegatto

The Beauty of the Sea

12/5/2017

ocean

The beauty of the Sea
Is there for all to see
It teaches us how to breath
How to stay present each moment
Enjoying its vital presence
As it cleanses our thoughts
Washing them out to sea
Bringing us quiet reflection
Renewal and grace
Let us fill ourselves
With its unending love
To help us live with ease.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
May 12, 2017

Truth Is Like An Ocean

12/5/2017

truth

Truth is like the ocean
It gets its strength and roar
By staying faithful to itself
It welcomes others in, on, near

Truth is like an ocean
When it is true to itself
It flows with breath to fulfill
It expels with cleansing duty

Truth is like an ocean
When truth falls away
It is blocked and can't breath
Life becomes stagnant and full of debris

Truth is like an ocean
Standing firm
It rushes to share its faith
It foams up to cleanse its soul

Truth is like an ocean
It evaporates to stay fresh
To cycle away the toxins
It renews again to refresh

Truth is like an ocean
Filled with God's breath
A natural healer
Ever flowing with devotion.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
May 12, 2017

The Consciousness of Nature

1/5/2017

nature

Orchid

In life we look for the complexities instead of simplicities for healing our soul
Healing occurs when we enter into stillness, awareness and unfolding emotions
There is no better place to find this place of sweet serenity than nature
Nature that offers us reminders Spirit is always near

Healing occurs when we enter into stillness, awareness and unfolding emotions
Consciousness beats to the vibration of love out into the world
Nature offers us reminders that Spirit is always near
I am conscious of the healing that binds my soul to God

Consciousness beats to the vibration of love into the world
I am surrounded with blessings brought forth from Spirit
I am conscious of the healing that binds my soul to God
I feel the energy of this living world swirl around in living color

I am surrounded with blessings brought forth from Spirit
I am recharged as my consciousness expands with loving healing
I feel the energy of this living world swirl around in living color
I choose to be conscious of God's gift of His unending love.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
May 1, 2017

Blessed Beyond Measure

16/4/2017

spirituality

In life it is not the nails
That pierce through to your heart
It is the spikes
That puncture holes so deep
They empty your very soul
It is in these moments, events, periods of life
That lead me to You
My beloved Lord Jesus
Where my heart is restored in You
My faith runneth over
I am blessed beyond measure
In my love for You.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
April 10, 2017

I am

11/4/2017

spirituality

Thank you Blessed Lord Jesus
Because of You, I am
Who I am, in You.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
April 11, 2017

Gift of Prayer

1/4/2017

prayer

As the morning dawn comes upon me
The Light opens my heart to a new day
A plenitude of prayer awakens my spirit
Words gush forth in silence

The Light opens my heart to a new day
Life twinkles in droplets that anoint the soul
Words gush forth in silence
As the gift of prayer heals my soul

Life twinkles in droplets that anoint the soul
A plenitude of prayer awakens my spirit
The gift of prayer heals my soul
As the morning dawn comes upon me.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
April 1, 2017

Moon Beams

24/3/2017

Moon

Take me to the river
That's where I belong
Horse and buggy drawn
Herbs and flowers grow
As if strewn across the land
Gazing at the stars above
As they twinkle and smile
Moon beams light my way
Til the break of dawn
In the wax and wane of life
My cares are washed away
In currents of the ebb and flow
Til the sun bursts forth with color
Dancing to and fro with innocence
To light my heart aglow.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
March 24, 2017

Butterfly In The Light

2/3/2017

butterfly

I am but a butterfly
So small in this great big world
Set out of my cocoon
I take to the world in flight
Flying high above
I see the world so finely
I feel the changes as they come
Fluttering about with grace and beauty
Sending messages all about
With seeds of the future flowing
Holding life in delicate balance
To and fro I dance in the quality of life.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Feb 10, 2017

Brillance Of The Light

10/2/2017

poetry

People will condemn you
They will call you names
And try to make you feel less than them
They will degrade you for their own enjoyment
They think it will make them happy
But it really doesn't
Let them live with their own karma
Because that is not what happiness is
Send them joy and abundance of life
Be full of the Light and let it heal you
Let it mend the holes they have poked through you
Use those holes to let in the Light
Let it fill you with its brilliance
Let it dance within you and make you smile
It will bring happiness all around you
You need not worry when the Light is inside you
For that is what happiness is
That is where happiness comes from
Within you and out into the world to share
The Light that shines so brightly
For the Lord to see and be glad.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Feb 10, 2017

True Love

1/2/2017

true love poetry

True love is a friendship
Taken to new heights
It's not a should I
Not a later when I'm not busy
It takes hold and offers new life
It whisks you away
On the wing of a dove
Flying high together
Hand in hand
Heart to heart
Open to each other
As true love dances in the Light.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Jan 28, 2017

Believe In Yourself

29/1/2017

empowerment poetry

There will always be those
Telling untruths for their gain
A reflection of themselves
And the predicament of their lives
For jealously has no end
It blocks the way to the Light
Stand tall, stand firm
Believe in yourself
With all of your might
You are your truth
The way to the Light.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Jan 28, 2017

Border Collie Love

21/1/2017

border collie poetry

Tilly

How precious is thy love
Eyes of piercing duty
Studying movement
Ears so keen
As soft as fluff
Tail wagging
Never lagging
Nose to the ground
Tracking scents all around
Paws so able
Dancing and moving
Curiosity peaked
Attention to detail
Stance so serious
Retrieving made easy
Active and moving
Elastic and rebounding
Sleeping so sound
Warmth of furry beauty
Border Collie love
Amazing and pawsitively flowing.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Jan 21, 2017

Herbs Of Life

18/1/2017

In my kitchen grows
Herbs of life
While there are many
There are three
That rotate their way
Into foods near everyday
Basil, the zest of life
For when you feel
You need a pick me up
Oregano soothes the stomach
But it doesn't stop there
It flows as it heals the body
Parsley for your lungs
To let them breathe
With ease in and out
And the best part of these
They are best shared
Dogs are glad you dared
To increase the bond
With herbs that grow
Nature knows and offers
Vitality and life.

Maria Lisa Polegatto
Nov 14, 2016

herb poetry

Basil

herb poetry

Oregano

herb poetry

Parsley