For Bede
(2014)
For my love of 36 years
The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down
Not a word heard As the river flows Over rock, around Banks that lie Waiting for visitors.
Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart
As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange.
The gift of summer Is the sound of a Creek flowing through Rocks. A blue bird perched
Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace
What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey,
Pink hues from the west Filter through Snow covered boughs Leaving, The evening light
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
My spirit communes with the four directions: To the north are in-laws, our aging mother, her last
The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming,