Broken BranchPrecariously perchedUpon your rockyHomeA dry island within Chilly October watersWhat is your story?You carry scarsYour bark Has beenStripped awayYou have been CleavedFrom your tree Of lifeBeavers have feastedUpon youYour pointed tipTheir signatureNow points heavenwardAre you lonelyAs youLanguish uponThe solid slab of rockGrounded in river’s bed?Are you cold?Scared?Or, maybe delightedTo have a perchTo rest uponAContinue reading “Are You Scared?”
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The Crone
More thanA century agoAs a youngsterShe watchedThe horse-drawn carriagesStruggle up the hillsideOver the travel-worn pathAnd dreamtOf the dayWhen she could Stretch out her armsAnd give shade toThe weary peopleAnd tired horsesShe grew Beside that pathWitnessing The worldFrom her homeAt the edge of the woodsGrowingTallerHer arms reachingEver broaderShe gave home To manyWoodpeckersCardinalsCatbirdsAnd so much moreInsectsHave feastedContinue reading “The Crone”
Nature’s Gifts
Nature offersA multitude of giftsTreasures unknownOrUnderappreciatedCan we pauseSee these offeringsandReceive themWith gratitude? Might their presenceMove our worldToward a cleansingOf greedAnd prejudiceDerisionAnd judgementEvilAnd violenceLiesAnd deception?Can we crack openOur shellsRemove our armorAnd reclineIn a fieldOf lavenderSubmergeIn a coolMountain lakeClimb intoThe armsOf an ancientElm treeFlop into the embraceOf newly fallenSnowAnd wave our armsOverhead throughThe white crystals?Can we seeContinue reading “Nature’s Gifts”
Navigating Life’s Final Journey Presentation
I am excited to be working with Dartmouth Health to present this program in August. All are welcome to register!! Would love to see you all there! Aging Resource Center Summer and Fall In-Person & Virtual Program July – December 2024 Navigating Life’s Final Journey: Conversations, Choices, ResourcesHeld at the Aging Resource Center Colburn HillContinue reading “Navigating Life’s Final Journey Presentation”
Do You Worry or Simply Accept?
Do You Worry or Simply Accept?There is wisdomTo be foundIn the quiet Of the forestThe shadowOf the beech leafImposes itself upon the mapleA dark ovoid shapeWith a peak holeThrough whichShines a beam of lightThe imageSwishesWith staccato graceAcross the five-pointed leafLeaving no traceOf where it has touchedLike an eclipseIt blocks the sunAs it gives way ToContinue reading “Do You Worry or Simply Accept?”
Imagine 2
ImagineA world without warA home without strifeA gun without ammunitionA voice without disdainA message without scornImagineA life without hate A storm without destructionA highway without collisionsA field without ticksA rose without thornsThere are momentsThere are placesThere are chapters of life When we can thus imagineWhen our path is smoothOur waters placidIn these timesWe give thanksGratitudeContinue reading “Imagine 2”
Beauty
Midnight black feathersGlistening with a sheen of brilliancePull me into friendshipIntimacy of conversationsShared in the darkYour loyalty and dedicationTo your offspringInspire and reassureTestimony to kindness in the worldAs you hunt unceasinglyTo feed your youngThe intricacy of The checkerboard patternOf the underside of your tail feathersAdds an Unexpected beautyAnd complexityIn flight,From belowYour brick red breastClaims allContinue reading “Beauty”
Promise
Oh, to be a pine coneHanging upon tree’s highest branchSeparate, beautifulEach scale distinguishableAgainst the cerulean skyClustered togetherResiding in a copse of conesAre they protecting each otherAs they face nature’s fury?Wind, rainSnow and crisping sunThey clingUndisturbedTreetop conesAre the first To witness morning’s lightAnd twilight’s first starWhen still young and smallTheir scales are open Ready to receiveContinue reading “Promise”
Ageless Spirit
The concert hall is bulgingWith silver, grey, white, and bald headsMixed with a few scattered brunettes and blondesThe air is electric with anticipationConversations fill the theaterLike a bowl of Rice KrispiesStrangers connectingSharing storiesOf how Tom’s musicHas impacted their livesPeople recall the details Of a showSome fifty years pastWith smiles adorning their facesIt could be thoughtAllContinue reading “Ageless Spirit”
Surprise!
Is it truly less beautifulIn March?The flakes are hurtling through the airCovering the land with fullers whiteEach flake a crystalline work of artReady to sacrifice self as it is joins with othersCreating a snowy comforter atop the land.The spring birdsCluster at the feedersLooking for protectionAnd sustenanceOnly their hunger couldCoerce me out on this blustery morningCladContinue reading “Surprise!”
Crumbs for the Journey 