It’s so simple

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    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

Now

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Are you willing to live As part of the seasons Not just observing from the green chair in the library But really be willing to   Stand rooted still Submitting only slightly To winds carried harshly On waves of cold … Continued

Then and Now

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  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

The Fall

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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

Equinox Sun

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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

Words

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Beyond the words, Between them, with them, around them Are the souls Silver threads of attempted meaning Expanded understanding Or restricted hurt and deep cuts Sometimes a gray swirl Of sea glass and metal shards Unexpected, a storm of misunderstanding … Continued

The Snail

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  Did you even pause To notice What’s in the rock Below your foot On the limestone wall Near the rocketing waves Ancient lessons, markers, hints We ignore Strata of life, layer on layer We tread upon the backs of … Continued

Collections

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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