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How Quiet
Posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
How Quiet
Six osprey dance on thermals
Three hundred feet above;
In circles they glide whisper-low,
Then rapidly speed upward
Against an ice-blue canvas.
Flat clouds texture-rough
Drift south like waffles
Browning golden
On the rising sun.
How quiet.
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Melancholy
Posted on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Melancholy
Melancholy tends to snag the past
As we surf cast in stormy seas;
Creates lists of mind-numbing tasks,
Dreams not realized – loves lost,
Prayers unuttered – faith challenged.
Yet melancholy can be a mile-mark
On a seemingly endless journey;
Prove to be transformational –
The pause before exhilarating flight
Into regions not explored previously.
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After A Deep Rain
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
After A Deep Rain
A Great Blue Heron
Looked at me this morning;
It stood upon a piling
Just after a deep rain.
He gazed as I do
When time is not urgent;
Still – shifting its weight,
Yawning a wide beak,
And then flew off
Without a sound;
Leaving me in silence
That stills me yet.
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Creativity
Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
I wrote this poem as I contemplated change.
Creativity
There’s drone out there
Squelching imagination,
New directions,
Paths emerging –
Monotone dull that’s it,
Lacking inflection
Smothering passion;
Mandating repetition
In past illusions
Of colorless routine.
It’s time to stir awake
This sleeping soul
Who now limits excitement
To painted reflections
On a wall of spent youth.
Dismiss that protocol
Disguised as politeness
That binds us to a past,
Assumes all is known,
Abandons discovery.
Then each sunrise
Will blaze brilliant
Across a landscape
Not yet visited,
A horizon stretching wide.
Yes – you are invited
To question – seek clarity,
Challenge one’s fears direct,
Explore heart regions not visited,
Pursue solutions sought.
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Creativity
Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
At the risk of sounding like a revolutionary, consider how you relate to creativity, especially as it concerns the authentic self that resides within.
Creativity
There’s drone out there
Squelching imagination,
New directions,
Paths emerging –
Monotone dull that’s it,
Lacking inflection
Smothering passion;
Mandating repetition
In past illusions
Of colorless routine.
It’s time to stir awake
This sleeping soul
Who now limits excitement
To painted reflections
On a wall of spent youth.
Dismiss that protocol
Disguised as politeness
That binds us to a past,
Assumes all is known,
Abandons discovery.
Then each sunrise
Will blaze brilliant
Across a landscape
Not yet visited,
A horizon stretching wide.
Yes – you are invited
To question – seek clarity,
Challenge one’s fears direct,
Explore heart regions not visited,
Pursue solutions sought.
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