moments

moments

Saturday, February 25, 2012



hola

as february begins to wind itself down and the next page
says march
i am thankful for so many things
and people in my life and heart
and for the vast opportunities
to continue learning;
about myself
and about community
and conversation

and also in
the art and act
of being quiet and still


...

beside me six shelves of books
that i think of as a new morning,
the way it feels and looks
like a dozen fresh and cracked eggs
swimming in a clear glass bowl
cloudy
yet somehow clear

colorless but for
a yellow streak
that reaches its fingers
out to wake me

words and thoughts;
thirst
evidence
blue pastures
psalms for praying
eyes to see otherwise

all this in the house of belonging

all this bringing me to
sweet tears
...


when we arrived 'home'
last night it was with the
the sound and look
of a pair of owl wings,
and then the
high pitched scream
of the wild mother chicken...
her sadness was so complete
and heard
it feel into my breath
and bones

all night i slept
with her
in my thoughts
and dreams
and the thought
of the rooster,
wondering how
he could ever
console her
his poor helpless arms
too short
to wrap around her...

and this morning
he still was the one
to announce
this new day

...


gracias


Wednesday, February 15, 2012


this was a night under the stars
full of 'circus' acts and mucho music...
lots of families
and lots of
fun!








this was the same night, a bit ealier,
on a roof top of a place downtown
todos santos...
us partaking in a lovely sunset
and one very good margarita.








as always there is so much to be thankful for and so i pass on a quote
that was brought back to my attention this morning in the honoring of the death
of a dear woman i once knew.
emily died this week, she was my high school art teacher, she was my friend...
this is what her family reminded me
'we live to discover beauty, all else is a form of waiting'
k. gibran

celebrate life and love xo