Category: poetry
The Eleventh Day of Christmas: Peace
On the eleventh day Of Christmas, I received an unexpected gift: a deep sense of peace. I tried to express it in poetry and so here it is: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to AllThe hosts of heaven do declareA peace for all who listen there.Yet in our world, so rife with strife,It's hard to dream … Continue reading The Eleventh Day of Christmas: Peace
A Moment in Crimson
Against the grey of a cloudy day,Where shadows dance and drift away,Beside the twisted limbs of the huckleberry tree,Rough in bark, wild and free. There, in stark and vibrant red,A cardinal perched, its majesty spread.Its feathers a flame against the somber hue,A burst of life in the morning dew. I sat enamored, silent, in awe,In … Continue reading A Moment in Crimson
Falling
And I fellAnd fellInto the Ocean of LoveTo which there is no bottom. May you find deep love in this and all moments.
Sabbath Slowdown
Sunday afternoon waxes The morning rush wanes Slow tempo Quiet grace Dawdling No agenda No guilt Permissive Spacious gift Notions of wasted time Dissipate in repose Celebrate living Thrive Disabused of notions Anything requires doing Nothing calls Only respite
Wanting to Say Something
Anxious Uncertain wanting to say something habit, not want no-thing needs saying no-thing rising to say
Infinitely Precious 