God’s up to something
Calm, peaceful, still, ever. How can anyone tire of this view? That goes on forever, Forgives all Welcomes all Receives all. You are there. Out my bedroom window My backyard, My puppies’ playground, Sheltered and safe. *** Wait! What was that? Who do you think you are, Forcing your way in like that? Painting my […]
Creating My Own Virtual Reality
Today, I begin. No direction. No insistence. No requirements. Nothing calls me. Nothing claims me. I can reply to every email or not one. I can answer every call or silence my phone. I can strike off in any direction I choose. And I do choose. I have this choice everyday. Today, I see it. […]
Embarassed by my Abundance
My daughter nailed it. “Mom, are you embarrassed by that bag?” We were browsing in a fancy leather store and I had tried on a Prada purse just for fun, but she could tell by the look on my face that I could never go out in public sporting that thing. Too much. It wasn’t just […]
Keeping Christmas Real
What if Christmas isn’t the “most wonderful time of the year”? What if it’s lonely? I’m sick, I’m lost It’s terminal? What if I’m missing someone? She’s gone away, He’s gone to heaven They’ve passed to I don’t know where? What if it’s smothering? They don’t understand Won’t accept me back This is as good […]
The Dance of Life
Gliding, flowing, streaming across the surface, without effort without care without fear, she slides along. The ice is slick, but, on razor’s edge, she is balanced and strong. Her blade is firm, posture sturdy, confidence in full bloom. Leaping, landing, forward and backing, running, jumping, dancing and whirling, spinning, stopping, pure delight. Shall we dance? […]
One Nation, Under God, Indivisible
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands, One nation, Under God, Indivisible. With Liberty and Justice, For all. Thank you to all who have served under this flag. May we be reminded today that we the people, under God, have a future because God has […]
Beyond the Clearing Where Life Gets Real
Life is pristine through my close-up lenses. My hand-writing, clear and crisp, the grain of my table, inviting, the lines of the photo, smile. All, brush strokes of the master. They draw me into the world on the page that takes me far away to that delightful Narnia; Where children and creatures, wardrobes and weather, and a […]
Perfectly Proportioned
It’s empty now.Empty of the thimble that belonged to Momand the fragile figurine. Gone is thetiny pot with matching tea cups,spattered in blue paint. And themini toilet seat with lifting lid. Even the infant starfishthat accidentally tagged alongin our dive bag is somewhere’s else.So many treasures,gone missing orset aside for later days. It’s empty now.As […]
What Lily Knows
Buddy the bad and Lily the Good start out the day that way. Bud scampers off to find something to chew Lil stays put where I tell her to stay. “It’s way too quiet,” I say to Lil, Which means for sure that Bud’s up to no good. A flop of Lil’s tail tells me […]
Welcoming the Stranger
Unlikely partners, these two, One tall and statuesque, the other short and squat. One, firm and defined, Hands neatly latch their way up the ladder of the palm tree bark. The other, raucous and unwieldy, Green sprigs, as a rogue lock Escaping from the ponytail. One, disciplined and ordered. the other, doing as it pleases. […]