Awakening

Awakening to the spotted light
 
hung on crisp breezes
riffling through fresh, green leaves
 
Syncopated thoughts
join the serrated rhythm
of an early morning dance
  
The light tickles all the senses
nudging memories
outside the race and keep up
of these quick and scheduled days

Wings of Change

The affinity of angels
like a glue that holds together
keeps belief in loving miracles
afloat on wings of change
May the blessings of the ages
surround your presence
like a jeweled quilt of light
May the courage and persistence
of the eagle dining in the road
steel your stance in times of need
On the top of mountain peaks
or in the bed of meandering streams
the awe-filled heart
is nourished and loved
beyond any man-conceived measure

Squirrel Encounter

Big, fluffy squirrel
looked in at me
holding me still with her eyes
Paws gripping and ungripping
tail struggling not to flitter
Sunlight speckling
an abstract background
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Moments stretched 
to more and longer
My fingers wanting to tap
toes aching to dance
Wishing I had a tail to swish
Caught in the magic of the light
 squirrel encounter…

Same Sun

Over the hill
on the other side
the day shines 
with the light
from the same sun
as this side
And, when you’re there,
on that other side,
this side 
is the other side
where daylight
happens
under the same sun
And so it goes
the dance 
another
dance in the sun…

Bursting Forth

Like the ruby-tipped tulip
or bursting fireworks
you burst forth
from your center
A joyous explosion
of bliss Starseed bundle of light With each day may the light grow
We mentioned that we were nearing 1,000 Napkins a while back. Not all napkins have been typed, as there were several years of napkins before we started typing them. Still, there are a good number of napkins that have been typed, yet not posted. The number of napkins typed was nearing a thousand, and is now well over that mark. With this post we have eight more to release publicly to reach 1,000. We will post the thousandth napkin on January 1, 2015!