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Wonder
so wonder at the turn
what was yesterday
led into a labyrinth
grey and stained
decide your next move
driver be not passive
passenger I know
it can be easy to forget
let go take the ride
as it comes
closing eyes beckoning
disaster but who among
us draws ecstasy by slivers
defines power by surrender
broken fingers
crippling shards embed
scar your knees
still you breathe
and you climb
you gasp for life
out of bed
for wonder opens again
like possibility shivers
before sun warms
dawn of this new day🪶
Earth Day
earth day
every stone
a note
earth day
each breath
a beat
earth forest water
this subtle dance
song of life🪶
February 24
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine
Courage still standing stained with sorrow
Peaceful world citizens reflect humanity
weary of destruction violence war
One moment hour day one year too long
Distant bells are ringing with your song
Spirits of the dead perpetual echo choir
They paint the future in our skies
Sow seeds of new hope in bloodless fields
Dreams of fearless children free to walk
quiet streets to peaceful galleries once more
All knowing well their song of desire
resounding in every language every mind
Why war must still be a question when
Peace flags fly our all universal answer🪶
The Grace of Trees
A most wonderful tree
spoke out to me as I wandered
around the vast tranquil lake
in the sunshine of my Tuesday birthday
She said I am a dancer
will you dance awhile with me today
What was there for me to say?🪶
Ashes
Ask the waiter for a candle
and a light
He brings a yellow stick
a blue bic
These will do
simply complex like you
I know
We watch the clock
Salut salut
Thin like your mirth whisper nature
flame in cheesecake with strawberry
The waiter smiles
thinks it’s
somebody’s birthday🪶
Brother
There is then and there is now
before and after
There is
the difference between
occupied and vacant
Pulse
Breath
break
Silence
these bare walls
Ready
The book I will take with me on this journey
is not the book I chose from my shelf
last night
Then, I was looking
searching too hard for the right book
But this morning I am not yet long
awake, not yet separated from dream
The book I reach for now and read from
has not been hunted
It’s not anything except here
Quiet
Inside are words ordered
in a form and language that speak
with a clarity
I can hear
I am either weak or strong or neither
Their wisdom resonates
Even through the blur of emotion
I receive their message
I am receptable
Not yet am I ready but I half understand
one thing better:
Walking toward dilemma is a slow
deliberate walk, without fear or resistance
To know how to navigate comes
not through anticipation of what I think
might unfold but through experience
Stepping into the moment as it is
unfolding around and within me
If I can stand still inside this unfolding
maybe afterward, when I step out of it
Climb up from the river on the other side
I will have new understanding
or I will not
Either way, I am on the move
forward
Shivering only slightly now,
Ready🪶
Morning
While I lay restless dreaming
Moon slipped behind the mountain
Still I trust she was there
I am a reliable witness to events past
Therefore—
In the lambent light of this new morning
Remnants of my vivid dreamscape linger
A part of me remains present there
A mime with an indecipherable message
While I sip cinnamon coffee, breathe slow, read words from my morning text
Then read the same line again to embed
Both there and here
Presence and Absence
Which scene is this then and what act
Who’s offstage to feed my forgotten lines
Is the sky out my window the opening
Or the denouement
Is there a pause feature in this plot
I have questions to answers I think you know
Beginnings and Endings
At the close of each year
I like to reflect upon all
to note what it is I might have learned
before releasing the past forever to
the freedom of prevailing winds
Then I inhale deep and smile
my gaze upon the new year’s opening sky
anticipating the fledgling wonders
unfolding like a boardwalk through
the forest light of future exploring
Endings and Beginnings
Silences between
Gratitude for every moment
Every song and every scene🪶