Monday, February 20, 2023

Cookie Duster


 Featured image: Grandmother's Shawl


“Grandfather,” I asked, “Why do you have a mustache?”

Secretly, I didn’t like his mustache because it scratched when he kissed me on the cheek.

“My dear child, if I didn’t have one what would I dust off my cookies with?” I couldn’t answer that one. As I knew cookies didn’t need dusting because I didn’t have a mustache and I ate cookies all the time.

Shortly after that conversation with my grandfather I went off to camp. When I returned a month later my grandfather had passed away.

I never knew my grandparents very well, but have snatches of memories of them that have stayed with me my entire life like the cookie duster.

Memories are how we live forever, and the life cycle continues into infinity.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

A Tree


 Featured image: Tree of Life

A tree
Touches the blue sky
heaven
can be
a link between
heaven and earth,
and the
never-ending
cycle of life.
A tree
all things natural
all things yes yes yes
Frost on the branches
Glitter on her
Crown against
blue blue
Sun emerges

 

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Peek A Boo


 Featured image: Dove

I saw her
broad white
under wing
band
and now her
beautiful
red crown
peeks above
a
silver pine.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Living Like A River


 Featured image: Fields Along the Edge of the River

Living like a river
Flowing crystal clear
Carried by current
Wind and surprise
Unfolding

Monday, February 13, 2023

Wind Song II


 

Featured image: As The Wind Blows

Perfect scoops of breeze
And
Wings
Pines Silver green
Dance with
Wind song

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Fragments


 

Featured image: Green Trees on the Mountain

Woods gathering
Fragments of sound
Filled with silver white
A temple for listening

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Shy-ly


 Featured image: Black Bird


Above shy-ly

She waits

Taking her moment

Squirrels gone

Blackbird

Lands in the

White white snow