Claps of ThunderWhistling WindRustling LeavesThe Crunch of Snow A Cat’s PurrA Cricket’s ChirpA Bird’s SongBuzzing Bees A Musician’s AriaA Cantor’s PsalmA Brush on CanvasA Camera’s Click Passionate KissesLaughterAndDancingYour Whisper in My EarIsThe Sound of Heaven Touching Earth
A moment of pause A lack of reaction An hour of focus A lack of distraction A mind filled with wonder A lack of dreariness A body filled with energy A lack of weariness A present filled with love A lack of disdain A past filled with forgiveness A lack of pain A heart filled … More Unheralded Grace
I’m thankful, so thankful For small gifts that come my way Encouraging me to live In the moment, in today. Like a radiant smile Or words of affirmation A great story imparting wisdom An uplifting conversation. I’m thankful, so thankful For abundant beauty, inside and out Reveling in its many forms Is what life is all about. … More Happy Thanksgiving!
There Are Times When Nature Beckons An Irresistible Force Commanding One To Stop For Just A Moment Give Up The Agenda And Choose To Wander Aimlessly Celebrating Life With The Trees
Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you. – Herman Melville
Like a stagnant stone Sinking deep in the mire She settled into mediocrity Cold Clammy Murky The grey haze stirred By passersby Blinding the already blind And yet The Mire It was soft It was safe And yet It was so cold It was so clammy And so so murky A desperate child Craving a … More The Rock
With The Splendor Of Spring Upon Us It Is With Glee That Heavy Coats Sweaters Gloves and Toboggans Are Shed Allowing Blessed Rays To Dance On Our Skin
Problems can hover A tunnel with no light Anxiety increases No end in sight Grim thoughts Those menacing pests Haunt the psyche And hamper rest Caught in the minutiae A weight on the soul So little promise So little control But part of the human condition Is the desire to survive To do more than … More The Big Picture
Cloudy days Are inevitable But perhaps If we Cling on to hope Beauty Will Unfold Even when Things appear To be So very grey
Another year is over Time to take a moment or two Evaluate this journey Where I stumbled and where I flew Did I always act with kindness And carry myself with grace Did I greet every person With a smile on my face? Did I break down old walls And truly forgive Recognizing the past … More Throwback Thursday – Looking Forward
Shootin' The Breeze 