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.
Meandering Butterfly
A shadowed patternOf circles and dotsSome intertwined, others soloPlayed across the toesconnecting them tothe earth belowAs the sun skitteredAcross the skyEver brilliant in countenanceButterfly or mothFlittery fluttery meandererLights softly for a momentOn otherwise...
Give It to Me Straight
Sometimes, sidewaysIs the straightest pathWhat feels like off the beamIs merely a tweakingTo get more on trackAnd then there’s the crabWalking sideways is straightAnswers lurk in the angle=======================More important than warp or weftIs the fabric qualityNo...
Brilliant Tree
Like a flamethe yellow tree stoodshowing off brilliantlyever mindful of her jobto be a beacon of lightwhere planted
Alchemical Soup
Mesmerized by beliefyet flying on fledgling wingsin alchemist’s soupThe Truth – the Light shone forthin brilliant anticipationof faithful flightPropped by miracleslife’s appearance magicalThen every momentunfolds with great aplombOr not…
Cape of Dreams
He wore his dreamslike a cape of courageWoven of conscious constructfrom the fabric giftedas visions from guidanceHe walked with his head up highthrough trepidation and every old storytold in whispered breathby ghostly voices of the pastThus, he sang his soul’s...
Sandy Respite
Sullied sand‘neath crimson sunsetHarried by noneslowly sifts away trouble--------------------------------------Rest my boneson the beachbetween sand and sunwhile breezes washmy brow with kisses-----------------------------------Ah, Respite!
Friendship Poem
If I were to write a friendship poemfilled with joy, lovemy deep appreciationAnd hide it in the pocket of your shirtor prop it up on the tablewhere you eat your breakfastWhat a little thingthat would beYet shift happensLike a butterfly’s fluttering wingthat one small...
Hallowed Eyes
Hallowed eyesgrasp me in their griptelling stories of an oldcrisp and dusty natureAwakening feelingsstale in fleshand bright in SpiritKeep me ever in that gazeLet the shackles slip awaycrusted build up softenAnd new day dawnaround mewithin me…
Camera Mugging
Sometimes, he has too much funDancing and cracking upMugging it up for some non-existent cameraThe joy bubbling throughin an almost frantic paceOn those high-stepping daysof Laurel and Hardy movesand free-flowing morning scatI appreciate his sense of humorand the way...
Brink of Epiphany
Balanced on the brink of EpiphanyFilled with a knowingthat All is wellThere arises a tapestrya cacophony of voicesUrging and cheeringbadgering and jeeringactions conflictingIt’s almost as if they are all rightFor any movement, in faithwill spark a light
Serenity Glade
Imagine a place beyond, if you willBeyond skewed perceptionsbeyond all judgments of you and meThere, in that glade with softened lightwhere dappled and delightful dwellI’ve found moments of serenityBubbling creek of understanding running byThe sweet smell of harmony...
Grateful Toes
I am grateful for my toesAs they wiggle to and froAnd help me keep my balanceAs I walk my path in lifeSometimes I just move tippy-toeRooting with each light stepAware of the living connectionHeld onto the earth in toe’s gripOther times I treat my toesTo a walk in the...