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.
All for One
Like an earnestherd of elephants,community gathered 'roundheld her up with loveand other soft argumentsbolstered her confidencewhen her own faltered...The family of man and womancame through in the pinch,left her not in a lurchand kept aloft her trusting heart
Whittling
Whittling away with a dull little knifeNibbling a bit at a timeKeeping the surface smoothsomehow----------------------------A spider web in the suncasting rainbow glittersupon my eyeDancing in the nonexistant breeze-------------------------------------------------Some...
Porcupine
Porcupine sat therein the tall brownwinter grasslooking sidewaysposing perfectly hiddenin plain sightUntil he walked offin his jaunty fashion,Smile on, innocence...
Furlough Friday
these days of unknown freedomsome time the fish out of waterlearned how to breatheup-leveled to a new speciesthe state of amphibiansleaping to newheights
Old Sol
There, just above horizon,upon first kissing the fieldwith tender lightand hints of warmth,old Sol glints upon my eyes...Here I stand with upraised armsearth beneath my feetand gaze into emblazoned beauty...My cup overflowsjoyous life runneth over
Mum’s
There's a flowering,even as winter approachesmulti-petalled blossomsbrilliant colors,mind explodes in bouquetsof ideas and plansepiphanies and aha'sMum's the word...Common blooms extraordinaryas leaves are fallingeverywhere
Moment of Peace
The value of yourmoment of peaceis priceless --- istimeless--- as youare always in itat your center
Rich
Your treasury is fullof gems and gold..You, and yourspirit are veryrich...
Year One wholeness
Sometimesit appearswe are not complete, wholeIt is an illusionWe are an integral part of the wholeof creation
Year 2 prayer
I am the prayer,as with every breathI lean into my spineand remember for the eternity within each momentthat I am,and give thanks
Daily Napkin for Tuesday, November 10, 2009
On the road in latenessin the dark of new mooneyes softened by milessticker bush and cowsthere, like a phantom,in the flash of my lighttime stood still in vision,lynx with glowing eyesand high fashion boots
Daily Napkin for Monday, November 9, 2009
In that lodge of the heartwhere all my relations dwellwhere spirits pauseto pray, to sing, to honorthere in the wombof our common motherwells up true humanity,there I am cleansedof the lesser, as I givea piece of mein earnest effort