Fridays open up into brighter weekends for song birds living on the edge––– time frays, finally letting go of what structure we thought we had between our bones, between our hopes for dreams that may, one day, come true. Fridays open into me and the tree that still gives shade in the fall, althoughContinue reading “Friday”
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A Minute of Nothing
“Slow down, my brother,” a passerby called out, over his shoulder. “Why are you always wondering about nothing of importance, nothing of now, the silence, the stillness?” It was then– I felt it. The wind swipe past my cheek; The bird call for the leaf, falling into the nest of a cloudy-eyedContinue reading “A Minute of Nothing”
While Watching Nature
Yesterday I wrote love poems to a mirage; the day before I stared at lily ponds. Yet today I am simply indebted to the man who called a clear conscience their softest pillow. These trees that have grown, are growing, I say– they provide the same service. As long as your trunk is straight, and your roots don’tContinue reading “While Watching Nature”
Reaching Joy 