a good poem conveys volumes of wisdom

in very few words,

i like simple poetry

that i can understand with one reading,

i’ve decided that anything complicated is simply untrue, 

or at best, irrelevant,

  I appreciate activism and at times give in 

just to show my support 

but I’m older now

and like many of us

am deciding that changing, 

correcting, improving, and making myself a better place

to live, will do more to change the world 

than all the impassioned outward action in the world, 

everything I need to know

for guidance, 

can fit comfortably on a bumper sticker:

be the change you wish to see

embody your knowledge

trust in a loving universe

awaken from the illusion of our separateness

if,  or when I stop altogether

interfering, sabotaging and postponing enlightenment

by ignoring my souls patient, relentless voice

calling me to the highest life i can live..

oh boy, won’t that be the beginning of a 

deliriously joyous adventure. 

Moments

Stillness

GRATITUDE FOR..

GRATITUDE FOR

sunrises, sunsets,

soft breezes, wind chimes,

dogs and the sound of power saws,

and neighbors building and repairing things,

favorite foods, popcorn, chocolate,

movies that move me,

a good nights sleep, a brand new day,

beauty, art and music,

the written word and truths spoken,

honest joy and instructive pain,

conversations and arguments,

difficulties and victories,

loss, and grief

and unexpected pleasure,

the generosity of people,

their inherent kindness,

children-yours and mine,

old people whose eyes still twinkle,

our absurd and often deranged behavior

and the ability to see this and laugh our asses off,

fear and then 

the safety found in faith

and trusting in a loving universe,

accidents and the likelihood that there are none-

the people I hold in my heart

who hold me in theirs,

that listen and accept me as i am,

and trust me to do the same for them,

this breath...

& if I’m still lucky,

the next one too...