The Fall
I fell. Every time I have my annual Medicare checkup, I am asked to draw the hands on a clock showing 10:50, remember three words and then I am asked, “Have you fallen lately?” Silently, I wonder, doesn’t everyone fall … Continued
Transforming life through wisdom and joy
“And suddenly you know: it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” Meister Eckhart Come Spirit of Universal Love Before the day begins Before dawn matures to day Come Spirit of Universal Love Before … Continued
The Sun, Impressively warm on this Equinox morning Even bold, some might say Sure of herself, a powerful goddess Unintimidated by the turn of the earth Or the angle of her fiery rays Or early evening shadows Or the waning … Continued
Moments, images, stillness Raindrops on thimble berry leaves Stories, memories, Forgotten, shared, remembered again Lines in my face, around my Eyes, my mouth Small fissures of time Marked like strikes on the wall Keeping time Friendships, relationships The texture of … Continued
How dare I even scribe words on paper My deficient attempt to paint the canvas The scene in detail when snow falls A lover’s caress on parched red dust On dried carcasses of last year’s produce Each seed a gangster … Continued
If you were the aster with Fringe-like purple pedals Standing among the brown ferns Golden grasses and fallen leaves You would make no apologies For yourself or Your purpose or place In the order of things You would claim your … Continued
Save the world she said And I silently said no I can only speak my truth. There are obstacles and storms And a battery of words Arrows being slung Fortresses being built People are out or they are in And … Continued
When I am willing to be very still I hear my heart beat in my ears The wind gently pushes against my eardrums And the chickadee, audacious and clear, Sings a silk thread of whistle in the low breeze hum … Continued