Grandmothers

Open One Door, and You Open Plenty

Along with the daily practice of creating something, I have expanded my means of expression. Besides my recent dedication to daily painting or drawing, I keep up a virtually daily practice called thedailynapkin.com which begins as a meditation which leads to a...

Don’t You Know?

You are LoveYou are LightYou are Spirit's expressionYou are goodYou are rightYou are simply amazing!---------------------------------------Don't you know there's nothing bad'bout living life fully,giving your all to what you believe,and being yourself truly?

Soil of Understanding

Idea buddingtwirled petals delicatePerched upon the tipof tiny thought twigBorne of rising sapand deep roots buriedIn rich soil of understandingAwaiting blossoming...

Jazz Songs

Jazz Songs

The face there in the leavesof the magnolia treeAnimated by friendly breezessang jazz songswith no more encouragement than thatI expected lightheartedlyfor the tree to drop intoa lively soft shoe

Tortoise Joy

Little boy...Like the captain of his shipor a slow motion cowboyRode astride the huge tortoisegallumping along half timeWith a grin as bigas his little face would hold

Light Songs

Her words, like starsfell from her lips to sparkleacross the blanket of skyIn myriad constellationswith tales of braveryand lighthearted frivolity----------------------------------His songs, like the dawningof inumberable daysAwoke birds in their nestsfor a sympony of...

Earth’s Tears

Earth’s Tears

Cry no morewhen the rains have calledfor even the newest blossoms to fall-------------------------------------------------My cheeks are washedby Earth's tearsShed for all her childrenand even for herself------------------------------------------------Choices made in...

Open to Receive

Open to Receive

OPEN TO RECEIVEThat man who gives of his heartwas generous right from the startIn kindergarten he watched out for the other kidsAnd still his wife knows how very much he givesYet he won't let anything backHe needs to learn...

Enter the Circle

Enter the Circle

Enter the circlein a humble waypatting the earthEnter the circleas we join to prayjoining voices togetherFor in the circleon the plane of lifeall are equal, all are familyall are welcomeEnter the circlein the medicine way

Oh, Perfection…

Little fuzzy caterpillarwas jogging lightly down the branch of his favorite bushHis brow a little mistyhis cheeks a bit pinkAll those little feetin synchronous movement"Like a well oiled machine, " he thoughtThen he tripped on a tiny twigAh, well - so much for...