Category Archives: Gratitude

Companions

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Thank you for my companions: this journal; this pen; this heart full of my blood; my blood in the hearts of others; my heart in the hearts of others; the quivering guitars; the gift of music holding me fast; this … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Rain, Rain

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

Rain, rain, come and stay; all the green loves every day. Rain, rain, time to play. (iStock)

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A Celebration of Brian Doyle

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Wonderful piece by Michael McGregor. Check it out: https://magazine.nd.edu/news/the-story-catcher/

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Mystery Bird

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

A whirring tumble of notes; a small dark bird I cannot identify— no name where the song might hang. There is only sound. This morning arpeggio startles me. I find the singer on a high wire beak open, breath inflating … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Each of Us a Star

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

We all want to shine– surely, the light from inside, each of us a star. (plant: imgarcade.com; person: alamy.com)

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Water

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

We pack water around everywhere we go. We are veritable bota bags of water. We humans are roughly sixty to seventy percent water. Since learning these factoids, people have been fond of comparing our water mass to that of our … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Fitting Flit

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

I think the word flit was invented by someone watching chickadees.

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Haiku: For Brian

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.

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Strawberry or Honey?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

Strawberry moon looked more like honey, so I’ll go with that today. (top: al.com; bottom: wsj.com)

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Haiku–Liminal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

Here: too warm for Spring, not hot enough for Summer– a nameless season. (figtreepress.co.uk/liminal.htm)

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