(2014)
Thinking about hard times and ways to deal with it.
Mr. R. would talk about his deceased brother, he dreamed about him frequently; also of an eagle
Tonight, the wind whistles as it rushes through the atmospher… Winter’s bare limbs of swaying trees, dance in the shadows.
Itchy eyes scaly feet achy joints and bad teeth hair so fine
Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.
Driving through the small towns of America, children of all colors playing in the streets, some with tattered clothes
The chimes outside the pottery studio ring like a temple bell, calling the faithful to honor,
Time is going by fast, Trying not to live in the past, To keep priorities straight And not falter at the gate. To join the universal goal
Not a word heard As the river flows Over rock, around Banks that lie Waiting for visitors.
Blue star behind tree branch. White cloud passing half moon. Black space surrounds like a
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
Inspiration is in the falling of rain, the soft coo of birds in late afternoon, the sinking of the
I lay still While my loved one, Sleeps. His warm hand In my hand,
When I first heard “The Blackbird,” In the middle Of night, I was just thirteen.
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life