In the morning
I get this shot of joy
It lasts for about a half an hour
And then fades.
I know what it is:
It's the light.
I live in a cave.
No windows in my office.
The sun goes down before I go home.
It's only in the mornings that I see the sun.
I need a vista
I need golden light
I talk about sunlight on leaves
And people think it's just something I like.
It really isn't!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Going Out on a Limb Here...
Nobody thrives on abuse
It doesn't make you stronger
Dishing it out is not power
Taking it is not strength
I've made that mistake
Learned that thinking too well
That costs too much
And it keeps costing.
The Buddha sat under a baobab.
What is power to a tree?
The power of a tree, I think, is
to take in light and
to make nourishment for itself.
What is strength for a tree?
The strength of a tree is
to give shade,
to grow tall and spread out its limbs,
to give small things a home, and
to grow fruit.
It doesn't make you stronger
Dishing it out is not power
Taking it is not strength
I've made that mistake
Learned that thinking too well
That costs too much
And it keeps costing.
The Buddha sat under a baobab.
What is power to a tree?
The power of a tree, I think, is
to take in light and
to make nourishment for itself.
What is strength for a tree?
The strength of a tree is
to give shade,
to grow tall and spread out its limbs,
to give small things a home, and
to grow fruit.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Great Tunes
I hear birds outside!
There is the sound of hope
On a March morning.
Black snow piled high in my yard
Ice on the sidewalks
Freezing in this house most all of the time
But right outside
On the power lines
I hear a promise.
There is the sound of hope
On a March morning.
Black snow piled high in my yard
Ice on the sidewalks
Freezing in this house most all of the time
But right outside
On the power lines
I hear a promise.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Confession #1
Anyone would think that maybe there was a way
To ask for the things we need
Without giving ourselves over to the worst
Feelings of inadequacy.
I am a person who has felt self loathing
my whole life.
I am a person who realized she was smart,
But didn't feel like she was doing what she should
And because of that
Because I felt that way
I deprived myself of things I needed
Because I thought I didn't deserve them.
We all deserve happiness.
We all deserve to have our feelings acknowledged.
Me included
As hard as that is to accept sometimes.
To ask for the things we need
Without giving ourselves over to the worst
Feelings of inadequacy.
I am a person who has felt self loathing
my whole life.
I am a person who realized she was smart,
But didn't feel like she was doing what she should
And because of that
Because I felt that way
I deprived myself of things I needed
Because I thought I didn't deserve them.
We all deserve happiness.
We all deserve to have our feelings acknowledged.
Me included
As hard as that is to accept sometimes.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Channel 5 Said
They must silence.
They must fashion
For themselves
A life of small things.
When they are not special
When nobody could have been
Then without our eyes
They must move on.
Then, you know,
Then we asked ourselves
As they showed themselves
What it is for us:
A time for many
As one of many
When all of us
Can praise each other.
They must fashion
For themselves
A life of small things.
When they are not special
When nobody could have been
Then without our eyes
They must move on.
Then, you know,
Then we asked ourselves
As they showed themselves
What it is for us:
A time for many
As one of many
When all of us
Can praise each other.
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