Not Knowing
Oh how we all would like to know. Everything. We want to know how it will all turn out, what the weather will be like for our family picnic, will our child get well, where will I live, or what … Continued
Contentment
Contentment is challenging to describe and often difficult to experience. This sense of well being, of needing nothing else at this moment seems to be something we all long for, but often have trouble finding. Content, the base word, … Continued
If I Could Do It All Over Again
If I could do it all over again, I would be more mindful that I’ll never be able to do it all over again. I would be more aware that NOW is the time. There is no other moment in … Continued
Sometimes I hate the Sun
It could have been any morning, But it wasn’t Familiar cup, warm with coffee Cradled in my artist’s hands My walk to the marsh Familiar earth Grasses move slightly But the dew drops stay Jewels on a slender stalk … Continued
Church in the Woods
The air barely moves I sit in contemplation and prayer While the waking of the morning Initiates the introit The sounds of water Join the orchestral bouquet Waves playing in the sea caves A Soft mallet … Continued
Morning Ritual
Sometimes a cup of coffee Is an absent minded ritual Filling the seams of another activity Grout in the mosaic tiles of life Sometimes I would not be able to tell you What the experience is like The … Continued
Ancient Wisdom
Knowing beyond knowing, Ancient wisdom insists its truth Suspending stars and the moon Kaleidoscope, color and insight Emerging wisdom, the lens opens Spiritual aperture turns without help, Fractured limiting fan unfolds Urgent swirling, flow, colliding Sliding, … Continued
