Dec 07 2007
Just Another Day
Before we dismiss November as a distant memory, let me share a poem I wrote after a morning walk. As I have said previously, following grief and loss I find a path through stillness to deeper place. This poem seeks to reflect that stillness and deeper place.
“Just Another Day”
It was just another day,
Only later – as I dressed
For a mid-November frost,
Trudged to the beach alone.
Just another day as I crested the dune,
Spied a conflagration far out to sea;
Walked across crisp sand to join others
Gathered seventy yards off shore –
A dolphin pod moving in and out
With the rhythm of my breathing,
Marking the site with a leap,
For fear I’d miss this new beginning.
Yes, it’s just another day
To remind myself – remain aware,
Be released from all that pulls
From magnificence that surrounds –
In the sunrise of a smile,
A surprise encounter with those
Who travel conscious deep,
A scalloped seashell placed before me.
I return home refreshed
To brew a pot of coffee;
All this without a word spoken.
Yes, just another day – Praise God!
