New Life
I stand on one side My hands wrapped tightly Around the cool aluminum tubes Of her walker So that I have to bend over slightly To offer stability For her, now stiff, Puppet like movements My dad is on the … Continued
I feel you weep
I feel you weep Tears that hold your heart-sick sorrows Your gorgeous, never forgotten memories Your resistance to what is, was, will be Too big, too much, smothering hope Be still, then Only in the stillness, the silence, the … Continued
It’s so simple
It’s so simple The barely visible flutter of wings from the not-yet-gold finch The perfect cup of coffee A warm room in which to sit, to breathe Breath Shadow play on snow and grass Stillness Thinning of the clouds … Continued
Then and Now
It was carried on the breath of Robin’s song Like sheer silk skirts Of some exotic dancer Easing down upon me As the cascading warble erased the present moment Ushering memory through the complex melody The past, the … Continued
Come Spirit of Universal Love
“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
Equinox Sun
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
Collections
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