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.
Veil of Resistance
Celluloid veil protects me from success I can see it yet not taste it I am grateful today that the veil tears so easily
Caravan
There’s a caravan of simple travelers of one mind Hauling their baggage on their backs in an almost effortless way Headed together on a happy road… The ants go marching… I’ll go with you anywhere
Awaken to Spirit
The rooster crowed – a joyous ditty “Awaken, awaken to Spirit, shining on us all!” In my heart I crow throughout the day a similar chant “Thank you, thank you for life— the wonderful gift of life!”
Streaming Light
So many ways I creep past my windows Skating past the light as it streams in Yet there inside it shines ever brightly There in the center of my soul
Full Enlightenment
What if it were only 12 days or 12 nanoseconds to full enlightenment? What if you knew that? It is, you know only a blink away…
Fueling the Action
Overheated fistof righteous indignationfuels the actionBreaks through barriersof apathy and fear------------------------------------Of courseone can tap into joy, insteadEven more powerful purer instinct
Gliding Leaves
Speckling through leavesSun tapped Morse codeon consciousnessLeaves danced all the whilewith some kind of gentle fervorContinuous and random glidingthrough the windAnd acted as if it were the other way aroundWarmth in Light's passing
Bear and Rabbit
"How are we doing?" asked Mother Bear seemingly so concerned with what Rabbit thought"I'm afraid we're short," replied Rabbit"Speak for yourself!" said Mother Bear as she stood up and stretched to her full 7' shaking off her lapse of self-assuredness like raindrops in...
Nostalgic Picture
Barefoot the two walked hand in hand, along the shore A nostalgic picture of simple romance Yet secretly, separately they dreamed of playing frisbee Of splashing, running hair blowing
Happy Squirrel
Walking on the fence all jiggy with the up and down of the dog-eared boards Little squirrel, the acrobat his tail flickering for balance Who needs an umbrella when you've got a tail? What conflicted decision when you're just a happy squirrel?
Twirling Into Light
She danced awake the stars lifting her veil with panache Dramatic undertones apparent to even the passerby As she twirled into light the fiber of her universe Colored past lines of false limitations Yet grounded in reality of impossible made likely in the...
Sweetness of Life
Stirring up the bowl of Life She drizzled in a bit of honey A simple thought of gratitude to sweeten it up