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Here, Remember (Poem)
when you are lost, so easy to be these days
remember what brings you home
gray clouds recall dark waves of the sea
both echo in the rushing creeks and slower rivers
a handful of dirt is grit from your own bare feet
a smudge from the cheek of a beloved child
dust from a house that makes you feel safe
despair is easy, just too is hope
both practiced habits we daily foster
be kind to yourself thus to others
come back, come back, always return
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How Could I Not ? (Poem)
the plates belonged to someone else
such borrowed kindness to warm the heart
the cups are made by local hands
each sip to bring a sense of home
the food is grown by farmers loved
every bite to nourish more than flesh
sorrow shows upon your wearied face
weighs down your gaited tread
with such inestimable bounty as this
please come and share the table
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So Many Lifetimes (Poem)
I have walked this land countless times
the scape ever changing but the view remains
swampy earth that sucked at my childhood feet
become rockier hillsides with steep incline
now as then I am companioned by pain
this most faithful of teachers by my side
one day finally to be needed no more
when I sit upon the groundless ground
and relax into the boundless sky
