4-1-2017
If we could embrace our sorrow and surf on our tears, surely our hearts would grow wider to hold the years
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
Life is a day dream So they say, With every beat Of my heart, The gate to love
The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes
The buck in the garden Chewing up hard earned Labor, His antlers raise, His ears perk up, as
Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own
Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart
Yellow finches Line the bird feeder Against Spring’ s canopy Of green and purple tapestry. Back and forth they go