(2014)
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own
Holiday cheer and laughter, Multicolored lights blink faster, Music of love and good will, Grace the air like snowflakes. Tis the season to be compassionate…
A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
On a walk, many Brown-Eye Susan line the border, before the woods. Rain clouds move closer as if to give a hug, while
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people
As I enter my sixty-third year, Fall leaves grace the path I love, With hues of red, Gold and orange.
What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey,
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want
As I age this last quarter of my life, I am fading into the background. As I let go of roles,
When I sit And watch The in and out Of breath, Thoughts no longer