Sunsational

Despite the steady

drizzle and overcast sky,

sunlight still resides

in scatterings of daisies,

smiling as we drive by.

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I Know

I know those deer eat

my flowers and cause my dogs

to bark, but somehow

their long-limbed beauty lassos

 my complaints and leaves me deerstruck.

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On Reflection

I’d like to think it was me and not its

own reflection

that drew that

sparrow

to

my

window –

ah it’s back –

that eternal

 romantic versus realist duel.

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The Gift

I breathe in

the gift of Infinite Spirit.

I pause.

I breathe out

what my human self

has done with this gift

and what that gift

has done with me.

I breathe in.

I pause.

I breathe out –

until at last

my human self

takes its final breath

and returns

to a place

beyond human form.

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We Never Know

We never know when

or where or how it will come –

in a sudden burst 

or a slow dawn. Maybe we’re

eyeing a bottle

of olives in a grocery

store. We might be stopped

at a red light or putting 

on our socks. Perhaps

we’re mowing the yard or we’re

waiting for a friend

who is almost always late.

The particulars

don’t matter. What matters is

that inspiration does come.

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Singing In The Rain

Almost hidden by the leaves

a small bird sings, waiting for 

the drizzling rain and orange cat

to disappear. Out on the pond

three ducks glide

undeterred by cat or rain.

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Author’s Challenge

What will you choose to write on tomorrow’s

page of the book

you’ve come to

call your

life ?

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(With thanks to John Forsyth’s and Georg Eifert’s exercise:

“Your Life Book Of Possibilities” from their book,

THE MINDFULNESS AND ACCEPTANCE WORKBOOK FOR ANXIETY)

Storm Tossed

When there’s just a hint of a storm,

my dog Jimmy

shivers over 

to me and asks

“How could you have let things come to

this? Haven’t I 

made myself clear?

Storms are scary.

You have to nip them in the bud.

Help me out here.

Just get a grip

and make them stop.”

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Something To Chew On

Sometimes a bone

of contention can transform

into a meaty conversation

followed by

an unexpected but tasty dessert

of understanding.

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