Hello Sunrise, with your red ball of fire, peeking over the horizon, leaving the clouds pink,

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

Tonight, the wind whistles as it rushes through the atmospher… Winter’s bare limbs of swaying trees, dance in the shadows.

In the still night In the silence, My soul begs, My mind to rest. It’s story told

It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature

Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,

One year since I traveled to paradise. One year since I laughed and danced with friends. One year since I watched

Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life

Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals

Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.

There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.

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

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

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

Red and gold leaves Falling, Sing to me Of the season of change, Before the snow,