An Early Morning Haiku 


At this early hour
Awake before my alarm
Enjoying silence

Dreaming of Home

I want my home

To be worthy of flowers

Bedecked with candles

And the fragrances

Of breads, sweets

And teas, swirled into

A wondrous blend

Of my heart’s delights

For Tom Petty 

At first, resistance

Everyone I knew 

Adores all those tunes 

Which , in my mind

Trite, vacant, and “No”

Glad to say that’s wrong

Gritty dissonance

Akin to Dylan

The honest seeking

Within his lyrics

Brought out the sunlight

In this darkened world

A Truly Horrific Day

Filled with painful news
Death, destruction and much pain
Manifest sorrow

The definition of “Athletic”

As a youth
Athletic meant “jock”
Of which I did not align
Now things change
And I find myself
Within that fold
Strange changes
Of life

“Athletic” Means Something New Now

As I get older
Athletic has new meaning
It applies to me

A birthday meditation

Compline sung again
Mark another year of life
I am richly blessed

Today’s Daily Prompt: Popular

This dream of my youth
Needing to be loved widely
This thing: “Popular

An Autumnal Evening

Red leaves in dusk’s light
Intense autumnal beauty
Descending to night

 

Focusing on Grace

I learned long ago

To accept inconvenience

With grace, not anger


It’s a harder path, but very rewarding in the end. My focus is to build people up, expand community, expand interconnection. Grace helps that vision. Accepting people where they are/who they are.