The Pond
By the edge of the pond
the little deck extends
as if a launch point
for travel into the depths
inner landscape awaits
The buzzing and plopping,
gurgling and flapping
provide a peaceful silence
of the Soul
on any day’s reflection
Integrity of Moment
Singular integrity
combined with more of the same
the center of greatness
the heart of goodness
the decision
borne of this moment
now
always
Spring Garden
In the garden, early spring
on a mound of rich soil
sat a little plant
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From delicate tendril green
to bushy and strong
the heart of the garden grows
in cadence of heartbeat
bees buzz and birds
dance on happy wings
beauty and vegetables
nourish my soul
Dandelions
The roar of the dandy lion
a mighty fairy wind
tiny parachutes loosed
persistent warriors
causing bile to rise
from buried strongholds
Life’s tonics arise
cheerful yellow disguise
before deployment
we cursed China’s allies
yet they guard our fortress
equally vigilant
Spacers
In retrospect
the wild moments
lined up in memory
as beads on a string
held space in my life
with sparkle and shine,
allowed those hues
of a more subtle nature
isolation necessary
to hold their own
to treasure
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Jolly spacers
Sneeze Light
Like fairy dust
spread wide in a windstorm
epiphanies sparkled
in spurts and spots
inspiration marked
a seemingly random course
testing faith with ordered judgements
“Ah,” she said, “Ah-ha!”
“Ah choooo!”
And off we went again…
