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…
Dancing
Dancing gives you wings to an aerie place From whence you get a god’s-eye space. Up there, you soar above your strife And tears, your memories of past life. There is only this now, and you twirl. You comb the…
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…
Hug These Days
In this unprecedented (in our lifetime) pandemic-driven retreat into home sheltering, moments of reflection come and invite me in. It’s like a dollop of opportunity for life review, but hardly a linear process. It’s more like smatterings and brief meaningful…
Honeymoon
Life is to be cherished like a lover. Oh Yes, the greatest lover you could ever imagine. A lover that captivates you, filling you with wonder and making your mind soar with passionate possibility. One that sends shivers of delight…
Awakening
As I awaken into The Dreaming, lulling myself out of the nightmare of separation, I weep oceanic tears of gratitude and whisper a silent “thank you” to The Divine for ushering me through. Waves of grace gently toss and turn…
Constellation
The stars are moving at fantastic speeds. Their motion is invisible, my span of life inadequate To clock or plot the change. The ancient ones left charts behind to show the nighttime cosmic coals From which they named the shapes…
Goddess Cowgirl (for Kathy)
goddess cowgirl (to kathy) so here you are: stetson angels, yoga and a country band will hover in the corner with your dreams be they pearly small or boulder grand. not for blossoming alone do gardens stand. with your ancestress…
Morning Prayer
Quiet twilight sky speak to us, Tell us tales of All That Is. Let us sink into the relaxation of your stillness, Let us relax into the truth of what we know. Awaken our hearts to revel in beauty, To…
“Tra la, it’s May, the lusty month of May…”
Here it is, May Day 2020, and the lilting song from the musical Camelot comes to mind. But tra-la lusty is hardly what I’m feeling during pandemic-driven social distance. Thankfully, phone and visual media have arrived like reinforcements to save…
