Momentum in Flight

Dedication to anything is 

as a bird in flight 

muscles and mind 

working in harmony 

to get to the nest, 

to forage for wants and needs

flying through

  

   rain clouds, 

     

      open air, 

         against hostile winds.

At the end of the day 

to rest and sleep 

readying for 

the next day’s flight.

“Our self-acknowledgement has to be bigger than our fear.”

~ Rod Stryker, author

To Rest and Breathe

 

Teeny tiny steps,

when exhaustion flags the day

gets a few jobs done, 

but first to rest and breathe.

“When in doubt just take the next small step.”

~ Paul Coelho, lyricist

An Offer

Courage can restore order 

  when a chaos of worries

    threatens to overwhelm,

Just a tiny bit of courage to 

  take a deep breath, 

    take one tiny step, 

      to believe in that breath

Courage can restore order 

  when tiredness dictates

    with an offer to rest.

“Your best teacher is the person offering you your greatest challenge”

~ Cheryl Richardson, author

Twigs and Feathers

Hummingbird nest on Hornby Island, B.C.'

You don’t have to move quickly

You need only to rest and

continue to glide as one 

No need to beg forgiveness

of memory’s guidelines

Reason only to respect today 

for tomorrow has yet to arrive

Remembering that even birds in flight

come to rest in their nests of twigs and feathers.

“Meanwhile the world goes on.”

~ Mary Oliver,  Wild Geese

**Inspired by a morning random thought and the poem Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver

R & R

 

Vitality in the past ~ 

to return tomorrow 

with a smile.

“Rest and be thankful.”

~ William Wordsworth

A Muse at Rest

There has been little progress 

the last day or so. I’ve been 

occupied with a birthday. Mine. 

I suppose that sounds rather 

arrogant, but it’s true. Writing 

anything about epilepsy and 

my project has been set aside 

for the most part. So I’m quite 

uninspired tonight. My feet are 

up, my cat sleeps beside me 

and I’m letting my muse 

take a break. Shovelling snow 

did come to mind. It just keeps 

falling and falling from hovering 

grey clouds. A ray of sunshine 

now and then. However, snow 

is as patient as housework. The 

difference is that can snow melt. 

Inspiration is as patient. 

As my muse rests, so am I. 

“When you rest, you catch your breath, and it holds you up like water wings.”

~ Anne Lamott

At Day's End

Strength flows and ripples 

over flat or jagged rocks,

rests and pools 

in clear water 

at days end.

“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.”

~ Lao Tzu

A Wrap Up

Settled into the music 

of Henry Mancini, 

underscored by 

the hum of the dishwasher, 

assures me 

that it is time 

to slow my day ~ 

wrapping it in peace and calm.

“What a nice night for an evening.”

~ Steven Wright