Out on a Limb

Out on a limb 

I swing and sway 

whether wind is

north or south, 

east or west.

I learn to balance, 

or just hang on 

with faith that 

my strength will 

keep me safe.

When retirement comes, 

and wild winds change, 

I’m given a choice ~

to stay out on the limb,

or choose another tree.

“A human being is a deciding being.”

~ Viktor E. Frankl, M.D.

(1905 - 1997)

People, Not Politics

Of all the words broadcast like the fluff of thistles, words of the last several weeks 

speak ill of the United States writ large. Words landing in the soil north and south

threaten to disrupt us all.

Faith in the hearts and minds 

of our peoples ground me.

“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.”

~ Steve Jobs

Train Tracks

Progress: 

There is nothing like it 

only the chug of an engine 

crawling up a hill 

racing down the other side 

gears grinding 

to slow it’s momentum

the engineer that is the writer 

constantly switching tracks until 

completely lost 

in an undergrowth of words and rusted tracks 

but faithfully backtracking into the open 

until once again chugging along 

not knowing for sure where the tracks will lead

but seeing a light at the end of the tunnel

and hoping it’s not another train.

“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”

~ Marie Curie