Easing down the gravel road, yellow leaves spiral across, like a welcome

On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes

Misty fog floating through bare trees. Cold waves of wind coarse through the woods whistling as they go

Many thoughts in the mind, Some productive, some not. They glow like fires, Created by needs and

Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset

When you are not here An empty heart full of fear Arises and wonders If I will see you again. What will I do without

Memories of my childhood Visit more and more Each day, As ghosts of past relatives Cast their shadows,

Autumn wind Brings scattered leaves, Splattered, With red and gold. Autumn wind

The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down

Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,

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

Pretend there is no tomorrow becau… there might not be. Live like there is only this momen… that is the truth. Nothing is solid but whispery,

Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song

Inspiration is in the falling of rain, the soft coo of birds in late afternoon, the sinking of the

In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments