First thoughts of the day,
gifts to capture and consider,
slow mind waking into the almost light,
old muscle and joints moving carefully
but with intention and determined
gratitude. Nuggets that become
the nexus of prayer.
People who worked all night while I slept,
for their vigilance.
Gratitude
My friend’s smile because love has
returned and filled an empty place.
Joy
Imagined sounds of exploding bombs,
weeping. The smell of fear.
Anger
The realization of oneness connecting
all living beings: people, animals, growing trees,
rivers and oceans.
Wonder
Hello…Good Morning…Have a great day,
Nice to see you this morning. Greetings.
Appreciation
Songs and poems and words used to
build up, affirm, validate. Conversations
that construct, not condemn.
Glad welcome
My love, still sleeping, as I
thought-pray into the new day.
Devotion
Mystery that I cannot explain,
beyond comprehension,
formless form but
persistent presence.
Confidence
Old friend. Way Walker,
joke teller and life changer.
Comforter, Challenger,
Embodiment of all.
Yes
First thoughts in the new day
as light seeps into the darkness.
Slowly waking to all that is sacred.
Everything
Joy! Gratitude and Everything! As my son often says — WELL SAID
Guess who was on my mind when I wrote the third stanza.