Goodby, Bright Dahlias!
Time to go!
Your vibrant splash
made quite a show.
Now tubers rest
neath winter’s rain.
Come summer,
may you bloom again.
My Candle
My candle lifts its flaming head.
It spreads its golden glow.
It burns for family and friends.
And strangers I don’t know.
It burns for hope throughout the world.
For strangers ev’rywhere.
It burns for peace and promise
and to ease this world’s despair.
Bright Blessings for This Day
Bright blessings light your path today.
Bright blessings swirl around you.
Bright blessings paint your heart with joy,
and love and peace surround you.
This day.
Northwest Winter
Days stay dark.
Nights hang long.
Winter season’s here.
Rain-weighted skies.
Flood waters rise.
Desolate. And drear.
Northwest Winter
Days stay dark.
Nights hang long.
Winter season’s here.
Rain-weighted skies.
Flood waters rise.
Desolate. And drear.
Prayer
In the stillness of the morning,
‘fore the breaking of the day,
I surrender to the quiet.
I bow my head.
I pray.
King Tide
The tide is pushing ‘gainst the shore.
It’s rising, as tides do.
There’s naught can slow its mighty course.
Give Way! It’s coming through!
Decemer 7, 1941
December seventh.
Infamy.
Our hearts were broken.
Numb.
The warplanes bombed Oahu.
We didn’t see them come.
For years of shock and heartbreak,
men fought for Liberty.
And now we still remember.
And now we still are free.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: “A date which will live in infamy.”
Good Morning, Friend
Good Morning, Friend.
May this day be
a Blessed One for you.
Today may there be happiness,
and may your dreams come true!
Blessings
May ev’ry moment of this day
be filled with joy for you –
abiding, deep fulfillment
in the things you say and do.
Living the Aging Life 