(2013)
When I sit And watch The in and out Of breath, Thoughts no longer
Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals
My spirit communes with the four directions: To the north are in-laws, our aging mother, her last
Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal
Holiday cheer and laughter, Multicolored lights blink faster, Music of love and good will, Grace the air like snowflakes. Tis the season to be compassionate…
As we shared stories, The warm hum of voices heard, A cup of love spilled.
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own
One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…
The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,
Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,
Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are
If we could embrace our sorrow and surf on our tears, surely our hearts would grow wider to hold the years
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that