for Kevin on his birthday you give me the greatest giftI could ever have asked for the knowledge and reassurancethat there was never a planjust a life built from the simple actof taking the next right choicethen the next and the nextuntil it begins to form its ownmajestic pattern with a meaningthat will keep evolving …
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Drought
Look at the dried earthHardened, so that water onlySits on its crusted surface It will take months ofAbove-average rainfallTo restore the depleted reservesThat lie far, far underground It is only gradually that fluidCan be absorbed, softeningThe ground into a placeWhere things once again can grow It takes so much gentle healingTo recover from a scorching …
Mother meditating
What is the name of the mudraWhere you sit, hand folded over handAround the waist of a small childWith bits of snack still stuck to their shirtWho pulls your grip even tighterInsisting your hands are their seat beltWhizzing off to imaginary galactic adventuresIn the rocketship of your lapWhile the ragdoll copilot dances merrilyOn the tiny …
Introducing: Where The Roses Bloom – the Newsletter
The time has come! I’m creating an email list / newsletter. Basically, it means you can sign up to get updates by email, to your inbox, instead of coming to this site or checking social media. Important stuff first… Why you might want to sign up: Find out when there are new posts on Where …
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The fog
Today, I am tired. I slept – but in strange, broken fragments. Some of it feels like my fault. Some of it feels beyond my power to control. Like much of the world, stayed up past my bedtime, watching in shock as right wing terrorists stormed the Capitol building. I burned off the anxiety stirred …
The meaning of grace
She spent years learning How to move Elegantly, effortlessly Watching her own reflection Buffing away roughness Until she could glide Across the mirror’s surface Like a water bird On a still pond. But she only embodied The true meaning of grace When she learned To turn to others Who had tripped And clumsily fallen, And …
Survival vs happiness in times of crisis
I remember at one point during my cancer treatment, one of my sisters said to me something along the lines of ‘I thought there was going to be a lot more watching movies and cuddling’. But I found the logistics of dealing with cancer with a baby in the house absolutely overwhelming. It didn’t feel …
Cool things: magnetic page notebook
This popped up today in an email from uncommon goods – a magnetic notebook that lets you take pages out and move them around. I’ve always leaned towards notebooks with tear out pages so I can more things around and group them where they actually go (rather than the order that ideas come out in.) …
How change happens: election thoughts
I remember when Colorado was a red state. It wasn’t so long ago. When I was first able to vote, I cast my ballot knowing it likely wouldn’t make a bit of difference. It would just be lost in the bloodbath. But now, Colorado doesn’t even seem to be a battleground. It is a lovely, …
The joy of writing poetry on a screen
I have a longstanding fascination with the physical process of writing. I think the tools that we use shape the way our brains work, and the kind of work that we can produce. I’m not just sharing poetry on this blog – I am actively composing in the online space of WordPress. There is a …