There’s nothing tidy about our world
though we might wish there were.
Just when things seem
sorted out and in their place,
there’s a shift, sudden or otherwise,
and we begin
once more
to impose order on a disordered world.
It’s not fruitless; it’s just the way of us and things.
What’s fruitless is our demand it not be so.
JDG
I remember how
as children we liked to play
with boxes, cutting
doors and windows to make homes.
When feeling boxed in,
we could reclaim that art and
start working on openings.
JDG
What are we seeing
when nature runs hot and cold –
our own bad karma?
JDG
We’ve seen reflections
of the best in us and the
worst in us on the
national news. Together
may we help the best to thrive.
JDG
Winter wonderland
leaves parents wondering how
long before kids go
back to school and kids wondering
how to get the snow to stay.
JDG
That jay was so busy chasing others
away he did
not find time
to eat.
Some
might
see a
lesson here
unless they are
so busy they can’t find the time to look.
JDG
Airborne colors mixed
with snow’s flurry of white.
One with red wings perched
and peered inside, curious
about those nesting within.
JDG
Snow laden branches,
tossed by the wind, shower white
blessings as birds sing.
JDG
The slow sift of snow –
the season’s first – softly spreads
rumors of winter.
JDG
Well-rehearsed words spoken from a place of
resentment or
anger don’t
help us
meet.
What
if we
rehearsed our
mood instead ’til
compassion comes and we can speak from peace?
JDG
With thanks to Ajahn Jotipalo and BEGINNING OUR DAY
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