Tag Archives: friends

the angels have come back – March 22

3.22.2018 the angels have come back although they hadn’t really gone   just out of my mind until I needed to get close, and the divine   felt so far away, and then they were there.   accessible. ————–

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fixin’s – December 27

12.27.2016 stuff’s breaking down more now he said, old cars degrading piece by piece ‘till you wonder if or when  the motor’s gonna go and it’ll be no longer worth putting the money in to fix ‘er up.   we’re … Continue reading

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the dog and I – November 16

11.16.2016 the dog and I take different walks together   one staring downward in thought, other times head up noticing a leaf blowing, birch tree across the pond, light in the bottom half of a third window to the left, … Continue reading

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lanyap – April 22

4.22.2-16 lanyap, grace, friends appear out of time gone by and forward   we drop in to each other’s lives, over the transoms of time and place gifts of the One. ———————

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birthday seventy-three – February 6

2.6.2016 phone calls from children frame the day   voices of family friends more   smiles emerge gently and flex the soul   being remembered recalled, reconnected   the real gifts of the day. ——————————

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at some point – July 3

7.3.2015 at some point you realize   that you have fought many fights   survived many struggles   and are surprised at how well   life has turned out   except for the friends who after   a lifetime have … Continue reading

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when a friend is in trouble – June 26

6.26.2015 when a friend is in trouble, someone should call… not just send a check.   Lord you placed us here to be your face your voice your comfort your person your presence for each other   help us to … Continue reading

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old friends – April 20

4.20.2015 I can’t do what you do anymore, he said   I’m just too tired, too fuzzy.   Don’t wait for your bucket list, she says, after eighty it just gets too hard.   And yet there they both are, … Continue reading

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april and each other – April 13

4.13.2015 working in the yard people stop to talk comparing notes   first softened day dogs walk and neighbors gawk   with no compunction or competition   no mighty roses or patterns to get in the way   of enjoying … Continue reading

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thank you Lord – November 27

11.27.2014 thank you Lord for daytimes   thank you Lord for night   thank you Lord for all those   who guide me to the right. ……. thank you Lord for lovers   thank you Lord for sons   thank … Continue reading

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