Blessings Abound
I am amazed by the abundant blessings of my life. I will do my best to savor them and share my good fortune with grace and gusto. Amen. © 2018 Gail Barrie
Hug the U.S. (November 7, 2020)
Today is a big day. I propose a toast: Here’s to the land of the brave and not so brave, Home of the free and not so free, A potpourri of accents, skin hues, Religious views or none, Ancestors from…
The Next Move
Wandering round this liminal space Can heighten or frighten a curious one, Images smudged With star-luster slashes Sensations flicker through flesh Catching breath and holding it a moment. . . Until the release, And it is done. © 2020…
Spirit Sparkle
We feel you beyond the land of memories Your touches linger and stir, Tell us what it’s like for you now In the sweet vast potential, Let us dance together in joy And laugh at our illusions. © 2020…
The Hug Knows No Bounds
Sunshine angles filtered by a leafy crown And hoofprints on the ground a dotted chart That graphs a friendship’s progress on its path, The rhythm of two bodies, yet one heart. Two on the shadowed trail or meadow bright Or…
Pause with clear reflections That show you streams of grace Move in new directions Where wisdom sets the pace. © 2020 Gail Barrie
Teeshirt Teacher
Hair ends fall like fronds Around her face. To a child She’s as tall as a queen palm. Warm breeze strokes her arm As she turns the page And ivory smiles light java faces. They love her, these kids, And…
Simple Pleasure Recipe #1
Shake the rattle of what makes you happy Wiggle your way through tedious chores Make room for things a little too sappy Take time to play in the great outdoors Be mindful of the words you speak Appreciate the view…
Enough
Worthiness Is . . . intertwined with the sovereign truth of our dignity embodied, its origins divinely seeded into human Being. It reminds us that we are sacred in nature and loved abidingly, without uttering a word or lifting a…
On a Long and Cherished Friendship
Stack the still photos of creation: The infant cooling earth, receding seas, Tectonic inches, eruptions, upward plateaus Pushing and sculpting canyons deep Then reduced to feldspar, shards and sand. Stack the still shots of evolution: The yearning mindless cell, The…
