(2013)
Haiku about friends
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that
When I first heard “The Blackbird,” In the middle Of night, I was just thirteen.
Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,
As I age this last quarter of my life, I am fading into the background. As I let go of roles,
Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
Lately, a sadness pervades, I mourn for youth, perhaps passion of younger days. With age, some of that passion
It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature
Walking on the beach of long ago, the constant roll of the gulf, it’s sound, like a lullaby.
Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own