Chosen Family
I love you so much,
So deep
So hard
You are stitched into me
Thousands of moments
Strung together
Seams of your support,
Your love
Defining shades of my heart
I feel the patterns
You laid on my soul
Your massive strength
Shaping me;
Your ribbons and...
Persephone, Goddess of Spring… and Death
“I sing of the revered goddess, rich-haired Demeter,
and her long-legged daughter whom Hades snatched
(loud-rumbling, thundering Zeus gave her away)
while she played with the virgin daughters of Ocean,
far from Golden Grain Demeter, who bears shining...
Same Old Same Old
Three teen deer have begun of late
to make daily dusk-time stops out back,
their flat flanks and thick, angled necks
depicting stumps and trunks that then
move and materialize and re-blend
as their busy muzzles forage-and-
freeze them across...
The Mountain
– after "god of the green door come" by Nan Seymour
Disheartened god of the revolving door,
help me to scale
the mountain of worldly confusion
toward hope.
God of innocent deer watching
from under the orchard trees,
of lizards scurrying...
Action of the Heart
Behaviors are simply the physical manifestation of feelings. Learn to trust and feel your true nature and your behaviors will manifest their highest expression effortlessly and automatically. The reason this seems to "take time"...
Unconditional Love
What love has taught me
Love taught me
How to forgive
How to heal
That I am worthy
Enough to be loved
And to allow love
Into my heart
That I deserve
To be treated fairly
I hope one day
To be
The word family
Is scared...
Seasonal Sojourn
In oversized stockings of red and gold yarn,
and tucked beneath a boisterous evergreen
sprouting lights, tinsel, ornaments of glass,
gifts appear. A nutty season, it’s a crazy mix
of outrageous and sensible, a collision of family
and friends...
Yes, Trees Talk – Here’s the Wisdom They Share with Us
I was hanging out in Mother Nature, spending time exploring deep within the acreage of the nearby St. Croix State Park near Hinkley in Minnesota.It was a gorgeous fall day and I settled down...
Great Blue Heron
"Look, I want to love this world
as though it’s the last chance I’m ever going to get
to be alive
and know it."
— Mary Oliver, “October”
Busy inhabiting my world—
blazing car, radio blather,
coffee buzz that wouldn’t last—
I...
A Letter to Love Yourself
Love yourself.
Do not believe society’s concept of beauty
Cause truly
You are a masterpiece
created by the Master,
God,
you are beautiful
you are skin and bones
Human,
you are not made of metaphors
Your strength is fire, it's never ending
You are not...
Beautiful
Beautiful the Sun
Beautiful the Moon
Beautiful the Stars in the sky.
Beautiful the Earth
Beautiful the Water
Beautiful the Creatures.
Beautiful the Spirit
Beautiful Creator
Beautiful the Ancestors.
Beautiful the Angels
Beautiful our Guides
Beautiful our Higher Selves.
Beautiful the Teachers
Beautiful the Healers
Beautiful Humanity,
Beautiful the...
The Beauty of the Lotus Flower
The Beauty of the lotus flower
If you stand alone in a pond
You may witness a lotus flower,
Blooming through mud and guck
The mud has yielded courageous roots for this water lily.
So that it can blossom...
Green Flash
The legendary green flash is real.
After more than fifty years
living on the coast
and countless sunset viewings,
I finally saw it,
as the last slice of ripe tangerine
slipped into
the horizon’s expectant mouth.
I had thought it a tall...
Everything I Need I Found in My Closet
My house has the charm of the 1920s when it was built,
sturdy, with lots of crown molding, with a bit of a tilt.
It resides amid the trees atop a flight of fifty steps,
So, carrying...
Never forget
Never forget the impact
Never forget
The difference
You have made
In my life
I know I am not
Your family
But in my heart
And for me
You have shown me
That family can be or is
The greatest treasure of
Unconditional love
And trust
That we...
