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.
Permission to Play
Little one inside of there Know that you have permission to play some every day And, that you are loved beyond measure
Courageous Love
The toughest part of soft velvet nights when stars multiply the senses? The awe burgeons chest feels as if it will explode and cry forever in spicy joy Can taste buds ever forgive sweet yearning curls? as one more baby arrives? yet another fragile blossom unfurls?...
Juicy Day
Fuzzy-wuzzy Was a peach A tasty peach was he Rich and ripe And full of Luscious juice May your day Be absolutely juicy! Let it drip down your chin! Mmm……………
Growth
Groundbreaking News! Shovel is used to make way for new compost The refuse of today feeds tomorrow's growth...
Brother Bear Dances
Our brother, Bear, Awakes with a hunger A hunger for food A hunger for life Dance, Bear dance
Control’s Illusion
Putting it right, lined up organized, categorized systemized according to some arbitrary rightness flavor of the moment • • • Making it right, aligned de-sensitized, stabilized aggrandized according to crowd norms individually translated in bones for now • • • Then,...
Languish Quietly
Never mind the mindless chatter Nor the laws of men against Nature born of control issues in pursuit of greed or power Let them languish quietly instead bellies up, laying in the grass on a field of understanding Surrounded by compassion and the sweet aroma of...
One of Countless First Steps
Opening to receive an abundance of all good is a service to everyone As it clears the channels of give and receive circulation the lifeblood of thriving The blossoming of a life’s path the brilliance of epiphany the miraculous unfolding The current first step on...
Perfect Disguise
I wonder if that squirrel out there on that branch ever gets grumpy If so, he’s hiding in the perfect disguise in all his cute squirrelliness Maybe, if I’m totally me I’ll appear playful and joyful always, too…
Never Alone
There, on that rise, do you see the little teeny person jumping and waving? Just trying to get the attention and wanting love “Alone” on the hill Doesn’t realize he’s never alone that I always love him
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...
Bright Moon
Listen to the darkness Listen to the light Listen to the hoot of the owl in the night Is it a dream when silent wings take flight? Whispers the moon with her face so bright • • • And, now, as the moon wanes her face hiding behind wisps of billowy hair clouds ...