Fathers, Daughters, and Snapshots of Beauty

A friend and daughter
The gentle kiss upon her head
Witnessing sweetness

This morning’s meditation

Circumstances speak 

As I lay within my bed

Seeing life’s beauty 

A Day Of Distractions

This day’s distractions
So now I seek clarity;
Facets of my life

Days like this make me weary. Most of my plans failed to launch. Yet I got stuff done. So, there’s that. 

Dreadful thoughts from a young mind 

“My dad is dying”

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A Good Morning Haiku For You 

Sunlight’s debuting
Early morning darkness fades
Sounds of spring arise 


Watching the dawn inch forward inspired this haiku. I anthropomorphise the sun, imagining pride and delight as humanity stirs underneath the reborn warmth. Perhaps there’s even love for us as we reawaken our striving. 

So, here’s to a new day, it’s blessed possibilities, and all the potential you bring. 

A Sunday Meditation

Camp Gwinwood Cross

Sunlight piercing leaves
A rough hewn cross pulls my eyes
Birds break my thoughts

Hummingbirds, Life, Death

I watch a hummingbird

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Finding My Place

My place
Is everywhere
And nowhere
Anywhere the sun
Shines or rain
Descends with
Grace and beauty 

In tonight’s haiku, I try to deal with today’s news

Such wretched sadness
Pained hearts and tears aplenty
Cold rain falling now

Greatness

​Every great thing

At the start

Was against the

Odds