Tanzania

Emotions vie for attention The wolf of fear is trying To conquer The wolf of love As both reside within The wolf of love is winning Fed by Tanzania The Holy Ground Called Ngorongoro Crater The Hallowed Plains Called Ndutu National Park The Sacred Land Of the Serengeti Being present Hearing the birds sing, TheContinue reading “Tanzania”

I Saw Love Today

I Saw Love TodayNot in a card adornedWith glitter and heartsNot in a church hostingA woman in whiteAnd a man in a tuxNot even at a tableLit by candles.I saw love In a hospitalIn the voice of a womanSpeaking for her husbandAdvocating through grief-filled tearsFor his final wishesFor a merciful, peaceful releaseI saw loveIn aContinue reading “I Saw Love Today”

This and That and So Much More!

Hello to all! I thought it was time to pause, say hello and let you know what is going on here! My dear friend and now co-author, Marjorie Burke, and I have completed our book! The title is Spirit in Creation: Two Women, One Vision: Finding Peace and Truth in Creation. The book is atContinue reading “This and That and So Much More!”

I Believe

“I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13In this imperfect world ofViolence, greed, hateDeception, exploitation, Political upheaval,Natural disasters, IllnessMy visionCan be blurredImages are smearedHazy, cloudedLike seeing throughA window draped And dirtiedBy smog.But behind that curtainDeep withinThe hidden recessesOf my soul,My spiritEnduresSometimes a mereContinue reading “I Believe”

Rainy Day in the Mangrove

Challenges abound Synchronizing efforts and destinations Aboard a tandem kayak Sitting in a pool of brackish water Grey clouds blanketing overhead We enter the mangrove tunnel Camera in hand Ready to snap any birds Who might be silly enough To stop by on this chilly Florida morning Arriving in the dark of predawn Certain theContinue reading “Rainy Day in the Mangrove”