Healing Tears

A quiet smile a warm forgiving heart
secure arms her hugs are like warm bread just out of the oven
her attention always casting
on where her presence is most important she puts one foot
in front of the other

Inside Me

This morning as the rain begins
its relentless seasonal soaking of the ground
the warm bright light
is left to shine behind the thick lid of clouds

I notice myself shifting from looking
out the window
to looking inside myself
a shift as gentle as waking up

Silent Sunday

Salt Lick Meadow, Emigrant Wilderness CA

A Gift Today

Fresh morning dew crisp
morning air warm jacket my hood up
day beginning smiles
my breath is easier
in the morning it softens my voice
on the inside and out I find myself
jumping into the day

My Mane

Some manes are invisible they float
and move with the wind giving power
to those who feel they are actually there
those who know hold their head high shoulders back and walk
with an presence that is noticeable
like they have an invisible shield blocking

MMC- Road

Indeed the middle I walked
right to listening carefully
with each ear noticing
no high pitch tire sounds coming toward me
I laid down on my stomach nose close to the line
looking over the intricacies

Young

A young thought waits
patiently
for the sun to warm
its insides
the dripping sky
to nourish the soil around its roots
so there is no question

Flowers On Friday- Pink Buttons

Softly open
to the truth of what it means
to be you
in a crowd in your room in the wilds in bloom
chaos moves
be still within you

7 Day Nature Challenge/ Day 7

I’ve really enjoyed this challenge, a change of pace from my one photograph and poems. Here are more wonderful flowers from my neighbor’s yard. So much color and drama pouring out of these flowers. I could sit on the sidewalk and photograph them for hours.

7 Day Nature Challenge/ Day 4

Redwoods, they are majestic silent and massive. This particular beauty lives 8 feet from the back corner of my house. Its trunk is so massive there are two 250 ft. trees growing from it. Quite a place to spend time. Allowing worries to wander up into the treetops while a silent blanket of peace replaces them. I am thankful she watches over my home, my boys, my worries. So thankful.