My Breath – with addendum
MY BREATH I’m getting older. At 70 years old, my knees are somewhat stiff and my hips are sore, even as I roll over in my bed, slide my legs over the edge of the bed and hang them briefly … Continued
Peru’s lessons
Continuous and varied, These daughters of the sun and moon, Clouds play with the mountain sides Slipping up and down the craggy ridges This is an invitation for all, If a pause is created For the space between The Divine … Continued
Life in Transition
Every day, moment by moment, we are in transition and renewal. Rarely do we pause long enough to put a framework around these moments in our lives so that we notice the subtle offerings of these transitions. Some transitions are … Continued
Virginia’s Dream
(Note: This poem is written in honor of Virginia, who was a victim of torture and sex trafficking in Mexico and who by her own clever intelligence and un-failing courage, faith and hope, escaped and was able to take her … 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
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
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
The Little White Shoes
Wrapped carefully in white tissue paper Hidden by the crumpled newspaper packed around tarnished silver angels And old pictures, creased and faded Faces I do not know Packing peanuts, bubble wrap, Broken parts of some old pottery Musty papers, old … Continued
Winter Blues
It begins just before sunset Or before the sun appears The transition of light and color A kaleidoscope turning around the earth As the sun leaves us for another place a blue-gray comes over the December lake … Continued