The Robin
So bold, picking, tossing leaves And sticks Intent, focused The earth is still mostly frozen And still she never tires Or gets bored Working at it, Uncovering the Prize Or is that my story Imposed upon This beautiful red … Continued
Learning from William Stafford
Remembering last night A room of storied people Who saw one another Who looked into the eyes Who breathed a collective chorused sigh At the words that caught us off guard Who hugged, nodded, knew Smiled with the … Continued
Between Heaven and Earth
If you cold pull back the Curtain of the sky What would you find? Parting the clouds Climbing the rainbow Sailing through the islands of stars Would you look down? See the reflection of the earth? … Continued
Give it away
Give it away Scatter it like seeds wherever you walk Open your palm and let it take wing Look down and let it flow Below you, around you, behind you Shout it out and hear the echo Whisper … Continued
Dreaming of Trees
The tree seems to grow on its own in the woods, on the plains, by the bayou, leaning over the bank of the river, or illogically pushing up through the granite rocks. Yet, there is a complex support system in … Continued
Yin and Yang
The practice of mindfulness and meditation often illuminates the peace that is available when we find balance in our lives between the seeking and the letting go, the push and the pull, the light and the shadow, the moon and … Continued
A Sighting
One needs to look closely A casual glance won’t do Grey on white White on White Blurring in flight One must be still Hold your breath Pause from life’s movement Then, just maybe You will see a snowflake in the … Continued
Familiar Ground
The earth belies its age and history We allow seduction, to believe it is ours That it is new, that it will be forever We sink into complacency Throw plastic into the land fill Waste the bounty, step on … Continued
Dreaming in Spanish: When the language of loss becomes familar
I had a dream in which I was actually living my life, and my husband, now deceased, wasn’t there in my dreams. This was new. I was beginning to live and dream in the language of this new reality in which I now … Continued