The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with

Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people

Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace

On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,

Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire

Brown hawk with spotted tail, soaring on the wind, balancing like a sail. Your piercing cry

Orange full moon with a half smile, a hanging lantern, lighting the way, through dark streets,

Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are

Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.

Life is a day dream So they say, With every beat Of my heart, The gate to love

Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars

Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart

Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…

Time passing by now In a blink of the eye, In the clap of a hand, In the chirp of a bird, In a flash of light

I do believe, to give to others lends meaning to our lives. To be there