"I've learned that not all poetry lends itself to music - some thoughts need to be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible parts of ourselves that are so essential to peace, to openheartedness, to unfolding the vision amd the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls."
Disclaimer:The audio tracks are for non-profit, personal use only. Please do not misuse them. These files are not intended to take the place of buying Jewel's poem book, A Night Without Armour. Jewel believes that without this tape base, many of her work would be lost forever.
Click on PLAY to hear Jewel read the poem, from the Harpor Audio Tape, A Night Without Armour.
As A Child I walked Play
As a child I walked
with noisy fingers
along the hemline
of so many meadows
back home
Green fabric
stretched out
shy earth
shock of sky
I'd sit on logs like pulpits
lisen to the sermon
of sparrows
and find god in Simplicity,
there amongst the dandelion
and thorn
Lost Play
Lost
is a puzzle
of stars
that breathes
like water
and chews
like stone
Alone
is a reminder
of how far
acceptance
is from
understanding
Fear
is a bird
that believes itself
into extinction
Desperation
the honest recognition
of a false truth
Hope
seeing who you really are
at your highest
is who you will become
Grace
the refinement of a
Soul through time
