Tag: Easter

poetry

nest

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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

Trees & Eggs

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Trees & Eggs

finally I give away something we don’t use
to someone who doesn’t have it:
plastic Easter eggs
I haven’t filled in years –
our sun reducing the contents to chocolate puddles
before the cousins could even assemble
no, all we do now is hide the hard-boileds

today we tint the thin white shells
in spring shades
ready to disappear them into the waking-up grass
we save the chocolate for the basket
safe in the shaded confines of our roofed house
high on a table safe from dogs’ jaws

today I start reading Nine Ways to Charm a Dryad
at the cabin and am overcome –
it’s been so long since I lived in forest –
(36 years) –
so long I hadn’t guessed we’d reunite

all I can say’s
thank you God for all these blessings

all I can do is
bless myself with spring water
shake the grandfather tree’s branch
open my heart
and let the forest take up residence
in that long-vacant cavity

poetry

Saanich Blessing

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Saanich Blessing

May the waters be smooth before your curragh.
May the firm warm bud of springtime
always live in your heart.
May you and yours breathe easy and sleep sound
all of your starry nights.
May you feel the love flowing from one and all to you
even when you be all alone.
May the sun’s warmth be a reminder
of the healing power of positive energy.
May the Easter lily show you
how to thaw even the deepest snows.
And when the next fiery sunset arrives
may the slender otter and
the tranquil mergansers sigh and say
all is well
for another day.