Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sedative

I knit my nerve ends together,
stitch by repititious stitch,
no counting, no purl, just knit,
row upon row, scarf after scarf.
Fresh color combinations, texture,
sparkle add delight to necessity
but mostly, stitch by stitch,
I knit my nerve ends together.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Warning?

Woke to nightmares again this morning,
zombie daughter cradling dead baby,
unwilling, unable to say what happened,
Nazi death squad in and out my window,
lost child, lost child, don;t know her name.
Something afwul is happening, about to happen,
or maybe not. Maybe no warning, just nightmares.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

U- - Umbrellas (for Diane)

Umbrellas are for cowards
she taught me, before we
knew her words were numbered.
Umbrellas waste time, before
we knew her time was short.

Let the rain soak me.
Open heart uses no umbrella.
Tears pf loss flow wet and hot
salty with life force,
Fair price for joy of love.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Bowl of Stones

Sits on tiled table
between therapy chairs.
My niece made it in college,
heavy in my two hands,
deep green, smooth, cool,
piled with white pebbles
from wild Washington beaches,
speckled river rocks from
high Rocky mountain hikes,
polished spheres of amethyst,
smoky quartz, mookite, blue
lace agate, rose quartz heart.
Take them in your hand, roll
them, balance, examine, hold.
Before you go I will ask you
to choose a stone to remind you
of your own unique soul.
You will hold it like a treasure
and I will smile, because
that is absolutely true.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

R- Real

Real is better than perfect.
Perfect is an illusion.
Real is what I can give you
right here, right now.
Real is what you can give me
not what you wish you could.
Real is better than perfect.

P-Patience

Patience is a decent
substitute for understanding.
When nothing makes sense
sometimes all there is
is to patiently abide.

Monday, April 2, 2012

O- Over rated

Ownership
Independence
Perfection
Youth
Good looks

All over-rated

N- Now

Now
Now
Now
Now
Now
Now

Choose
Cherish
Work
Serve
Love

Now
Now
Now
Now
Now

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Each Day

Each day
I am I
as fully
as I know
how to be.

I let it be
sufficient.

As fully
as I know
how to be,
each day,
I am I.