 I believe I can fly... Thanks, Jimmy, for the inspiration for This One* Autistic are special Artist’s Souls, Dad, your courage to support my Art Is everyday…thank you for always Reading every page I ever created... I wrote this poetry book because I love the autistic. I see the world in similar, unique ways . Through an Artist’s Heart. ***It is my wish to help the autistic through my poems by giving support to parents, grandparents, care-givers and siblings ..to teachers, therapists -everyone who comes in contact with the autistic. In hopes that healing can* occur within the reality that is the autistic world Pure reality -whatever reality may be-* A Snowflakes As A Flower You see a Snowflake as a flower, a single breath of light You see a Snowflake as a wonderful Spirit-friend A Creation of the imagination of God, of your own spirit, lifting those who don’t truly see the magic in life- Snowflakes fall Gently, Gracefully as Ballet dancers You touch one it loves you fully as your heart sees a snowflake as a special flower opening up same as you do when snowflakes fall *Birds of the Rainbow for Jimmy* Red Cardinal Love Is joy Blue Blue- Jays connect Autistic eyes see the detail of the moments Lingering... Red birds are hearts dancing, Beating Grace- Birds of rainbow breathe light Pure color Comes from white Holding all the rainbows of the world within Its true beauty! In praise of autistic children, Who see the truth- Autistic *Autos=Self Dust they are roses iris and sunflower opening, bowing to their hearts everyday of their lives Oh, Silent One Quiet forever, you are Simply Jumping On a trampoline all alone, the way you like to be in the backyard Your heart Sings; the only Sound Wind-chimes You are so In love with pure Sky... creating your world, oh Silent One... Cheerios Cheerios in a yellow bowl Everyday Is the only way He knew how to eat Cereal Hot-dogs cut into nine pieces Without touching Ketchup If a bow -tie pasta touched his skin, he was frantic Because touch was overwhelming to him Its emotion so intensely beautiful... That he knew Its depth More than most of the world Ever will- Fulfilled within is true artist Creating for a world That may not be Ready... To touch reality The way the autistic see is By heart, The truth- Womb *For Sheryl we all have a life in the womb out here on earth we can go to anytime we are aware- listening to the breath, the ...Ohhm... of our lives settling into the moment we begin to know how to live- our breath is always a safe serenity, a place that is present, which no one can ever take away from our hearts- to live in the now is a freedom- to trust and not go backwards or forwards is to know life to the full! To love is to believe in the pure presence we Share and give away Knowing we will Receive Blessings Immense The moment We do Move into the breath, The womb They See They see In detail the true, finer pieces of life Tiny moments passing others by The white Birch tree as individual, creating root-beer floats within your mind- The bird as it sits on a little branch, balancing Its breath and heart - beat, Fall leaves meditatively falling Learning to trust the world They see in increments, In slide - shows a World moving fast and, as they slow it down into the rhythm of their world, they live within butterfly’s hearts Fluttering and Purple wings Fiery pink Skies do Live The Autistic The autistic Are Mindful Of art and their Way To grow wings Is undistracted They are free Of this world Touching On The *incredible Mysteries, the truths of life The autistic Are Lost and found Inside rhythms only they know The music to- Watch their minds weave Wonders in silence In repetition and discovery that within the stillness lives The dance The autistic are Smart and Uncontrolled by the media or anything But their own Special, glowing songs Within- Spinning Wings Fluttering grace Face* How creative you are- A face becomes a magical, Clever dance In your heart Eyebrows lift, eyes blink Nose twitches Mouth opens and closes The way the face Works is a puzzle to you, it is a dream You truly watch the face dancing- Is it a Wall? Is it a wall, or is it a Transparent Glass rainbow alive & vibrant Quietly shining colors From within? Is it a wall I don’t think so As the heart knows And the soul Glows Uniquely as A light Awakening us into the realm that Is Pure reality All that He created Was good- Inside is Always Where the true beauty Lives- Secret World Secret world Is yours, child Where do you Go? When you come back, you are Still Removed Somehow Your intelligence Takes me away- Your rhythms Do not match Any rhyme But Your own Secret world, child A wild , mysterious wonderful Place to be Of your own making An interesting Heart-spin Of a Dream world The Shine The shine of a cough drop, a glass of white wine, marbles, tears, dolphins smooth silver skin, translucent stones, leaves, sky, the snow or a mirror- pond these hold your heart *Reflections create stories within your soul No one has ever read before You show them how To begin- Pausing within the moments Your fascination With rainbows Becomes A lightful Energy Path Leading the way, Dear Child Thank you for opening my heart to understand- You better- I now know myself better, too. *Dew dew-drops touch your soul- they are wet with wonder only your eyes can see rainbows living within the dew-drops rays of love touch you as no one else can ever feel your warm body or touch the light within your eyes the dew knows these precious places that are yours- to keep or give away someday- one day you came to me, so full of dew after a day in nature’s grace *You, my child are a rainbow, the rain was blessed ... it touched you, so full of *wonderful colors & hope *Holland you dream of going to Italy and it ends up, the plane takes you to Holland Then you learn to Accept and believe in the Truth- Autism is a way into Discovering Your heart and Soul What you have got *Weeds to prune are few when you realize the source of all happiness is in accepting and believing- the best is yet to come Dolphins Touch Dolphins touch The child Your dream Dolphin’s Smiling eyes Reach Within- His tiny soul Dolphins touch the Big -heart Opening As a flower Emerging through Thick snow in Winter, *Daffoldil’s yellowness Bring Hope for all Who Trust As birds Little feet Stand on palms Winking, Saying, Your love is grounded in the hope that there is a reason to believe- Dolphins touch, teaching us to wonder Dolphins touch and Tell Us to become children, Setting us free- *Yogic Toe-Lock happily ,freely you hold your two big toes- in *Yogic toe-lock Breathing, Watching red ladybug walk slowly across the floor, Moving into deep Oceans breath, Believing In Its Grace Oceans breath Always Touches you, Dear child- Bringing you Deeper into Your world Where you Long to be Ever -free- I go there too, and i Find you You and i Are One Inside Ocean’s breath Forever *Innocence you are as a Golden Retriever, Dear One- Innocent and free Within your own world As an artist- You are Undistracted- Purely distracted by What holds us Here Amazing the way you can tell me all about the *Monarch Butterfly and Asian paper dolls Or the way you know- Simply, How to collect bright scraps of paper as if they were diamonds Treasuring them for what they are- I have learned by you, Dear *Child, To accept, To trust the shiny waters of your soul Always mysterious Always fearless Helping me grow in *so many ways, My lovely Dreamer- *Fiery Pink Skies as fiery pink skies begin the day- light enters my soul I am One with all Early morning Grace Sustains my being I am free- To love you And you are away Everyday* Discovering What brings rhythm and passion Into your heart You know yourself- As an artist is *Pure Solitude Defined- Creating From heart’s mind- You free yourself into the magic that is Today’s dream and happiness- A Light* A light Shines within Your eyes, dear child Baby blue as eggs of a bird Are your eyes Looking Out there Somewhere- Where are you, child? Your heart runs wild- Amazing the way your secret world Is Far away and into the depths of soul- Your open-heart becomes One with dolphins Breath Your eyes meet dolphin’s smiling eyes Gazing into the spirit of your First* friend- Ceiling Fans Ceiling fans, they dance and twirl a fascinating show, for your heart beats in tune with ceiling fans whirling grace- does anyone else notice the beautiful sound of water bubbling inside streams where *magical blue stones catch your heart? The deer entrance your soul, Your being leaps as they do touching ceiling fans you fly away Possessing birds wings, Arms fluttering As a wild, orange dragon-fly Flies high into the softness That is Pure Love, A dream, you are Free- What a way to be here- As Artists Create songs You live lullabies Of mystery Endless You are- Yourself And I Love you- In Praise of a Rainbow In praise of a rainbow In praise of a crystallized moment- In praise of roses Blooming In praise of your heart Open each morning You touch the Light, Becoming free Lost and found inside* your world I praise you For your sincerity of Spirit! Inside your eyes sparkle The truth you show us If we believe- Intelligence is pure *imagination- Rainbows within the white All of your dreams praise rainbows *You glow* The Greatest Bridge Under The greatest bridge Lives A purple flower, An Iris- An Autistic child Sees its soul In praise of Purple Spirits, Born of Hearts, Full of Dreams Forever Under The greatest bridge Lives A purple flower And The only one Who sees it Is the Autistic child Eyes truly open- Because He sees By Heart- Rainbows Live Everywhere Rainbows live everywhere On dogs and cats white, white fur, Rainbows enter in From stained glass windows Joy Grapes & apples shine Love- Cherries and berries bring sparkles To your eyes On soft, pink Dogwood petals, rainbows breathe lightness Inside white- wind Are trillions of baby rainbows Breathing life- *Double rainbows Breathless Beginnings Find Grace in the heart of Your soul A whale’s tail lifts and You find a rainbow touching its tip You see a rainbow inside the Big Dipper and A unicorn lives in your imagination - he is your friend, Wearing a rainbow on his horn- Rainbows come When you look up To discover The moment you trust A rainbow is Alive Promising Miracles *Somewhere Else Somewhere else is the meaning of autistic child’s dreams- Where you go, people cannot dare to- be away they are afraid to miss the events of the world, the gossip, or the knowledge of how to be in tune with the next great way to make a million dollars *Consumerism & phoney baloniness do not live in your true world- *Everything that fades away does not exist in your magical world *You touch rainbows, you touch the Light *Child, you are truly free, because you see what your heart moves you into- *I praise you for your freedom- the world can learn so much from watching you unafraid to touch your deepest soul desires- World* The Autistic go Where Artists Go They travel far within and wide As seas and skies Ever-blue As petals of blue rose Unforgettable Worlds Mysterious and Wonderful The Autistic go to a wonder world Full Of Light They grow wings and fly, Same as artists Blocking out what fills the being, empty- The autistic find magic inside full moons glare they stare and speak by heart to the stars , the moon the sun rising- The Autistic go Where Artists Go a beautiful world full of reality In Deep * Praise In deep Praise Of Autistic children- Purple praise Daffodils Leaves of meditation Transform The world into Pure peace Within your soul In deep praise Of heart-beats that sing magic, As winds Breathe Fire A calm sea Lives within you Dear child, This I know Because *Spirit tells me so. Puzzle in the Sky You see All kinds Of Messages Within deep sky, Child* Golden crosses, A cupid heart full moon- There is no puzzle You see *Blackbirds wings flowing White Seagulls flying across blue, blue skies- Hushed lullabies are Forever Inside your heart, Clear- Elephants Walking Elephants walking are In the subconscious, Where Quiet dust Dares to fly Home Elephants walking Intrigue your heart Into the moments Graced by Breath- Elephants walking You are in tune- All that Enters, you touch with rhythm Rocking, Swaying as A Willow tree- Free, Ever- free Understood by Elephants walking- On the Floor Begin On the floor As yogi’s and artists do Flat, facing Truth Safe and Daring able to rise, Spirit, Rise High above, into deep lavender sky Where purple flame Extends, Reaching Now Forever- *Away you like to be away child, inside where it is beautiful you hum,you gaze, you flap and tap- dance discovering you can be happy, clearly away you like to be away child inside where it is beautiful you are apart from people and you wish to be closer, sometimes- as if you were a sunflower or a buttercup, shiny inside not knowing how to show yourself- free as the wind you are uninhibited, creating a space here-while you are there- child, you amaze me with your intelligence and memory your world intrigues my soul I want to know-you-so I watch you and I create poems I like to be somewhere away, too *Butterfly Wishes he can tell you all about the Monarch butterflies & photosynthesis he has taught himself at age four my genius, my baby , my child of wonder he is autistic he is gifted he is free and he is beyond this world I can’t talk to him, but I can love him- I can grow wings and become the butterfly he Loves so much inside his heart-mind Unwinding him into a sway of a song- Won’t be long before the Moments Talk and Silence Sings We are one In the space that Love brings- It’s A Wild* Sky It’s a wild, wonderful sky And you its Graces- Deep, black clouds swirl As pieces of blue Opening My heart Into you- It’s a wild sky As sunshine Peeks through I truly See you You gaze above at Pink-golden Threads weaving Magical Lines of heart I read you and your eyes Sense the beauty of Life- *Your World Blackbirds On white snow Highlight the light That comes From within Your heart, Child Shines Grace-* And your world is Beyond Reason Your world is magic It is Purely *You- *Golden as yellow Hearts Of baby *Sparrows on Fire For love of God Lives inside The tiny flames Bursting Creating Gift of flight- *Your world is magic Thank you For taking me there Somewhere- Beyond here, There is where your heart Is, Where I long to be Ever-free…. Inside Your world- A Butterfly Shadow* On the refrigerator A butterfly shadow Catches your heart You stare And know Its soul Dear child In the early morning lightness That Is Love Slide-Show A Slide-show Is your way Of being Seeing Life- Believing In the baby bird that balances Upon a branch The blue Spruce Pine tree, Echoing light Of moons soft glow The details The small Moments That many miss You see Deeply As a poet Sees- You feel The way of the world Within the magic graces That light up your face Each time the Wheel of life spins You begin To find Heart. *Wind-Chimes wind-chimes dance, entrance your soul their song sings love to you- silver light moves you in a wayfarer rhythm a wandering spirit, wind-chime is guided by winds breath drifting, lifting your soul to heaven and back again *faces faces are ever-moving vehicles for you to read misleading are eyes that blink mouths that move and isn’t it true- the heart is the only real face of truth there is and ever will be - the steady rhythmic beat of heart is your own song forever- Copyright 2006 Paula Timpson |