White Light Meditation

 

sleeping through the night 

delightful gift from the moon 

woke to finches' songs  

*******

  

sun so bright  

it lightens closed eyelids 

white meditation 

Sharing Cancer News - One Poem at a Time

 

sharing cancer news 

niece cried tears of worry  

virtual hug felt  

******

  

sister and brothers 

listened, offering advice  

family love felt  

******

  

bookclub gals express 

their support and empathy  

chicken soup coming 

******

  

surreal chapter this -  

writing of beating cancer 

one poem at a time 

Look! Quick!

 

"Look! Quick!" he shouted!"

"The first violet of spring

-  grabbed the camera

******

birds nests, new buds 

blue skies all picture perfect 

spring is arriving  

******

  

the garden goddess  

survivor of all seasons 

quenches the birds' thirst 

Awake Again, Before the Sun

 

awake again,  

before the sun rises and 

the bird sings, mindful  

of how warm the spring air is 

slipping off my winter socks 

The River of Time

 

the river of time  

never stops, always changes  

one hundred years pass 

*

 

On the occasion of what would have been my mother's 100th year birthday. 

Hands Clapping

 

each raindrop, soft sound 

of hands clapping, dearest friends’ 

acknowledgment 

******

  

quietly the dawn 

sunlight breaks through the gray clouds 

birds sing their prayers 

Night Thoughts Upside Down

 

night thoughts upside down 

as random and scattered as  

the stars in the sky  

******

at night cool crisp air 

reminds us of winter eves 

budtime comes slowly