Pathways close behind. Forward the stream flows slowly, Bearing me with it.
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New Journey
Tagged with: family, Haiku, healing, learning, life, new beginings, New journey, work
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Violent Conflict…Now…Then..and in the Future
A promising young man’s life is ripped from him violently. As his body hits the ground, waves of hate and fear and violence ripple out from him, tossing a community and a country into turmoil. Friends and family weep. Friends…
Silent Contemplation
It has been nearly a month since the last post at the Retreat. I have been in silent contemplation of life and meditation abut things that have gone on over the last year. Many people believe, as I found out…
Final Steps
Soda can glistens- Capturing dust blown on wind. Sweat soaked hat alone.
Tagged with: eulogy, family, father, final journey, final steps, Haiku, lone journey, Marines, priest, Robert Tekell
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Garden Stroll
Blessed guardian— Standing still and vigilant. Friend of winter black. Garden of flowers, Black and white among rainbows. Leaves float in water. White hunter on wing— Silent under the moonlight. Bare trees marching on.
Tagged with: art, companionship, dog, emotion, family, forest, garden, Haiku, knowledge, life paths, love, owl, paths, reflection, skunk, symbology, tea, temple guardian, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Lotus Dreams
In the spring of life- The peal of bells brings delight. Lotus floats away, Borne on the winds of sorrow. Lost, the sands that pass unseen.
Stress and Relaxaition
In a fast paced modern world, our lives are often full of stress. Children, school, work, activities, family, friends…each one of these singly has the opportunity to add to our daily stress levels. Taken in multiple doses of one or…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, calm, change, community, family, growth, harmony, life, meditaition, optimism, Progressive Muscle Relaxaition, relaxaition, strength, stress, stressors
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
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