On Hardship
Hardship shapes our Being, It marks our DNA, It orients our choices, And forms our everyday. Some call hardship to them, Some push it away, Some clutch it like a mantle, In the middle of the fray. Hardship is a…
The Fog
It is a day like any other, though I woke up feeling different. Stirred, shaken, uneasy. . . disrupted somehow, though my mind cannot measure or make sense of this disturbance. As I move through the hours, I encounter frayed…
Growing Contentment
Sewing seeds contented, In the garden of my heart, Gives me reassurance, That love will do its part. To invest in ‘All Is Well’-ness, Is a choice beyond my fear, A firmly laid foundation, For all that I hold dear.…
Home, Sweet, Home
Here I am… open, present, inviting connection. All is quiet in my world, my solitude a welcome oasis. Here I allow my body and mind to rest. Here I listen to the whispers beyond the hush. Here I let love…
Seeking Tenderness
Where are you, Tender One? I am looking for you and I sense you near, Calling you closer, Though it seems you are hesitant to show yourself. I understand. I know you have shown yourself many times only To be…
New Eyes
I seek to see the world around me with new eyes. Help me to expand my perception with the gifts of mercy, discernment, and hope. Encourage me to look for love and beauty in places where they may not seem…
The Twins
I call these two stately palm friends ‘The Twins’. They live down the street from me. The azure sky and marshmallow clouds drew me to them as I ventured out on my early evening stroll. I asked Father Sky to…
Sister-Mother Songs.
Sing to me, Sister Moon and Mother Ocean. . . songs of the New World. Of dreaming that spans between heaven and earth, day and night, here and there, you and me, this and that, us and them. Sing to…
Rainbow Roll
Rainbow Roll…. my first take-out in three months, by choice, due to Shelter In Place restrictions. It was the best damn rainbow roll I’ve eaten in this lifetime, from an unexpected source. Thank You, Nugget Market and your Mystery Sushi…
Selfish: Ode To An Unpopular Friend
Selfish… Self-ish, Oh, how you get a bad rap! You’ve been tangled, twisted, distorted, deformed, Made to be the rotten carrot to dangle, The hot potato to get rid of the moment you’re in hand. You’ve been oversimplified, misunderstood, manipulated…
