Talking is a journey
with friends through
yesterdays
onto future dreams
Never orderly but burbling over pebbles of moments
with a good wade through
shallow waters of today.
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…
It has no survival value; rather it is one of
those things which give value to survival.”
~ C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Cool evening
Sky still aglow
Children playing
in the school yard
Teenagers tossing a
frisbee in a parking lot
Two women walking
their tiny dogs a block away
A small evergreen showing off
little brown cones that will be seed.
Cool evening
Sky still aglow
“Treasure comes in many forms.”
~ S.A.Rodriguez, Treasure Tracks
I hope you felt kindness today
A salesman accepted the item I had not used. Rewrapped he could have denied it.
I hope you heard wonder today
The clerk told me she loved my hair ~ how the white has framed your face."
I hope you gave back today
At the bus stop, I helped a stranger make a phone call
No strings attached.
I hope you felt the sun today
Between the rain clouds the sun shone with warmth and comfort. No rain fell while I walked.
I hope only goodness for you today
It may be only one bright spot
A smile, a kindness, a cup of tea
Your goodness deserves it.
“But I know, somehow, that only when it is
dark enough can you see the stars.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
What does one do with
a topsy turvy morning
when everything was planned
when part of the plan was
to be relaxed and be happy
interrupted by the forgotten
an attempt at reshuffling
to fit in the sudden
and still make breakfast.
only one ~
or maybe two things ~ to do
snatch calmness from the air
be still and keep moving
let go of the sudden and
go with the plan.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
~ Mary Oliver, The Summer Day
An old and stately tree grows
between sidewalk and fence
never pruned of family
feels and lives through seasons
lives a steady life to grow
wider each year.
Each spring branches out
tender sprouted limbs with
a new crop of leaves
roots growing deeper with time
between sidewalk and fence
an old and stately tree grows.
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.”
~ George Santayana,
philosopher and poet
My soul is quiet tonight
after a good and ordinary day.
The sun shone.
The wind blew.
The bus was on time
both there and back.
On my mission, I was gifted
by the kindness of humanity
at crosswalks and in stores.
I saw the clouds shape and
move in the further up wind.
I ate my meals and fed my cat.
All of these things made
today special on this
good and ordinary day.
My soul is quiet tonight.
“…it is the sweet, simple things of life, which are the real ones after all.”
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie
(1857 ~ 1957)
Today
a day off
sound strange?
no appointments,
shopping or gatherings.
Attending to home.
Home
where family& friends surround me
in memory, photographs and things.
Things
paintings, china, knick-knacks
ideas, gifts, and blankets
Today
a day off
sounds just right.
Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.”
~ N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season
