Grandmothers

Peace

the delicate cherry blossomsdrifted downto the lotus pondeach one softly whisperingit's mantra of "Peace"on breezesever so faintHearts call outin sacred silencethrough the beaked lipsof joyous birds

Daily Napkin for Thursday, February 4, 2010

In the crisp chillwe howled at the full moonempathizing with brother wolfclinging with toesto pebbles and sandand prickly forest elementsClosing eyes in the effortimmersed in the thrilland quickening spiritUntil with cloud,one-pointedness and voicedrifted away in...

Daily Napkin for Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Settle in my bonesyou might saywithout compunctionor judgementor some silly self-descriptionNaked insideand comfortable with itable to leap small challengesin a single thoughtand discover that roadblocksare an invitationfor a spontaneous picnic

Daily Napkin for Monday, February 1, 2010

In the bellygrowing and readyingto sproutand now the quickeningbegins anewImbolc's promiseBrigid's dreamingLife awakeningunto itselfkicking and rejoicingbeing alive

Winds of Change

Little catepillarleaned hard againstthe winds of changebending even his freckle-hairsin the effortSuddenlythe wind changedshiftedand blew him over

For My EnJOYment

Sometimes I'm my own slapstick comedy. It may start out a normal day. I'll give thanks before rising for this wonderful gift of life, and this brand new day. Then I jump out of bed ready to get moving, but somewhere right in here, there is a subtle (and sometimes not...

Daily Napkin for Thursday, January 28, 2010

In a flurryof self contemplationthe truth tickled my fancyNowand againbefore settling into the bonesin quiet acquiescenceAssimilation of the factsprovided only a side notetucked amongst the light

Daily Napkin for Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Over in the meadowwhere the mists like jewelswere just liftingto reveal the deepest emeraldShe lifts her veiland there in the new sunlightthe pond awakens, sparklesin a silence like a velvet robeThe rich, verdant visioncourses through my veinsand dewey chill shivers...