Most every work day for more than 11 years, I wrote a love note, poem or other inspirational thought, on a napkin – and tucked it in my husband, Marshal’s, lunch – a ritual of the heart. At the beginning of 2009, Marshal started typing them up. It became OUR ritual of the heart to share the Daily Napkin as a blog. Then, in October 2015, Marshal retired, so the whole dynamic changed. I took several months to re-evaluate and decide what I was going to do. The poetry of the napkin is now joined with my art and/or photography images. May you enjoy them. May they feed your spirit.
Beacon of Light
We each do the danceTwirling and kickingStomping and glidingDancing with our own personal illusionsSeeking ever the beacon of lightin our very center
Blessed Surrender
He developed a fancy toolIt had flaps like airplane wingsand very sophisticated mechanismsall created for one purposeYet still it was very difficult pushing the riverIt was a blessed daywhen it failedand he surrendered
Joyous Sound
Upon awakeningA tiny rumble deepBegan to gather in earnestArising through layersVarious thicknessesAs joy does rise up the spineUntil it hits the vocal chordsTransformationThe sound as clear and trueAs a bell or a foghornPurpose ringing trueThroughout the Universe…
Tell the Wind
The strength of their resolvebore the weight of their decisionsIn the days of supple realityon the eve of wide awakening• • •Tell the wind I said hellowith lips parched by water’s edgeGive Spirit my heartwrapped in my simple humannessAnd hanging all the whileto the...
The Point
Around and aroundSpiraling around in tighterAnd tighter circlesClosing in on the pointSneaking up on it, so to speakIt’s amazing that conversations like thatTouch on the pointAnd head back outWithout anyone getting injuredOn the sharp pointStill, for that moment, It...
Basking Glory
Standing on the tramped down grassIn the heat of the dayThe sound of hawks huntingIn the distant backdropWith mountainous hillsidesAnd skittering fluffy cloudsIn a brilliant blueHere in this placeWhere the path turnsRound and round againI squint slightlyAnd bask in...
Spirit Seed
At the centerOf the daisyJust like the sunflowerIs the seed for moreMore Spirit Manifest as daisyAt your centerIs the seedFor more SpiritManifest as youLet them grow!
Waves of Emotion
Riding on the lovely wavewhich arises from the depthsWe came to the shoreof understandingSteeped in exhilarationand vague memoriesof turbulent tumbles of the past• • •Still, I observe,waves of emotionnever stop
They Wait
Farther then the eyes can seeup beyond that big bendthey wait:Surprises, miraclesChallenges, inspirationsNew friends, old voicesDyings and blossomingsOur choice:Run, skip, snail’s pacetumble, walk, speedor transported by tornado
Esoteric Equation
Avocado = guacamoleTomato = salsaYou = GodLight = LoveAn esoteric equation…
Rising Sun
In the wheel on the earthmidst the path of our own livesA new song of praiserose from your heartShared and released for humans and other creaturesabove, below, and afarWe held hands and prayedfor peace, for lovefor balance everywhereAnd we welcomedthe rising sun on a...
Waiting
The tiny seed sat suspendedIn the waiting With quiet excitementWanting with every fiberWishing to burst forthAnd grow into Its majestic magnificenceWaiting patientlyFor the ideal conditionsWaiting…