Sunday, September 20, 2026

Peaceable kingdom


May we all find a way to co-exist; 
To forgive, to respect, to trust and enjoy 
Our fellow creatures and bring about 
A true Peaceable Kingdom.

Saturday, September 19, 2026

The invitation


The invitation’s always there: 
To step away from a busy day, 
To sit at the edge of the sun-dappled lawn 
 And watch the waves roll in 
To refresh the thirsty beach below; 
To look beyond immediacy 
To the islands in the distance, and dream…

Friday, September 18, 2026

The eve of destruction


My husband took this picture 
(I feel honor bound to say) 
Of yet another branch (Our third this month) 
The deer have broken from our trees. 
And, sure enough, guilty but unrepentant,
 This handsome miscreant told his friends, 
And all the leaves on the branches 
And the apples that had fallen
 Were all eaten by the end of the day; 
I guess this means autumn’s on its way.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Craving consensus


The stark contrast 
Between the white buildings 
And the dark sea and sky 
Is so pleasing, so riveting. 
I wonder if it satisfies 
Something in us that craves a world 
In which black and white, 
Right and wrong, 
Are clearly obvious to all…

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The path you choose


Most of us know that feeling: 
To be outside looking in; 
To know you’ve something to offer, 
But folks are listening to someone else; 
The prophet unappreciated 
 In his own home town… 
The path you choose — 
 To speak up anyway, to leave, 
Or to pull into yourself — 
Will frame not only your future, but theirs.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The best way to heal


Sometimes the best way to heal 
Or even just to deal 
Is to be still, and to remain in light; 
To quietly appreciate 
 The warmth of a summer’s day 
And to trust, however briefly, 
That, for the moment, all is well.

Monday, September 14, 2026

Tangled web


“Oh, what a tangled web we weave 
When first we practice to deceive” 
Is what my mama used to say, 
And never has it seemed so obviously true. 
What does it tell you, that when I see 
This tangled mass I think of politicians?