poetry

nest

nest

today I’m wrapping all the things
I think people should do
in soft crushed velvet

putting those thoughts to bed
where they can rest quiet
and they don’t require
the least little thing
no energy at all

today I’m embracing all the things
people will do
all the thoughtful little miracles like
saving the comics
cutting up fruit
writing a card
making a drawing
rolling away stones
accepting ham

I don’t need to award any ribbons
I’ve no calling to judge
I’m ready for radical acceptance

okay maybe not ready but willing
to try to douse my doubts
today

poetry

Thunder Pass

Thunder Pass

we go to the mountains
to be awed
humbled by all the creations
more beautiful than ourselves
violet-blue delphinium
rose-pink queen’s crown
Snow Lake gleaming blue-grey
in midday sun
midway between summer and fall

we fall hopelessly in love
with big spaces
uncontrollable forces
feeling tiny and peaceful
blissfully letting go
of the illusion of control

we put one foot in front of the other
trusting the path
open to anything
thankful for each wondrous bit
of color light sound being
that passes our way

poetry

thank you, Maker Table Makers

thank you, Maker Table Makers

my children make me a picture
of what’s worth protecting
but they miss themselves

moments later there they are
spitting with the effort
required to stay afloat

here I will build
a wall of light around them
a fiery band of love
that they can always call home:

whatever they do is enough
whoever they are, they’re loved