Gratitude

for those moments 

when

life's 

teeming, vibrant

everything

moves into hushed

hoarfrost

silver

quiet 

enough for every twig's

graceful breathless sway

to take my breath away

for those moments

when wild tender

transparency

calls me to be 

more

than what I am

and I can be 

still

the shape of this space

nestled

near the telephone

a makeshift chair creates a corner

I fold myself into the curve of its shoulder

and breathe in

the sound of your voice

Limerick, for now

At the moment I think I'm alone

There's the sound of the door or the phone

I don't want to be rude

Questing for solitude

But it's like getting blood from a stone

Two haiku... based in fire *

haiku one:

their eyes might deceive

you see them only as sparks

but the howls burn hot

haiku two: 

hearing the owl's sigh

I bring a flame into the night

it shivers and flares

Sanctuary

that place where 

yielding

can mean 

something 

other than defeat

Ever wonder

ever wonder 

about the lines

you crossed

and 

your reasons

for crossing them?

yeah.... me, too

Hi ho, hi ho..... it's back to work I go...

oh.... that Golden Rule...

Resolution: Just say no

say 

no 

more

no 

only

give 

reasons 

less

'tis the season ... for Bowls

no one wins... 

one side loses more slowly

This is a quote from a fella named Prezbylewski, a character in the series, "The  Wire", commenting on football.  Football ( not soccer, for the "real" football fans)...  I've watched it for decades and have  even taught it for a number of years in another life context, and although I have lots of good things to say about the game, this time of year, when SO MUCH of it is available for viewing, I admit to feeling a twinge of sympathy for the above characterization!! 

Hope you are dwelling in the new year's beginning(s) in ways that are giving you joy.