Senior Year

Senior Year

by | Aug 18, 2021 | Friends & Family, Meditations

“Who knows where the time goes?” I awoke at dawn today with that bittersweet Judy Collins song swimming through my head. I pad down the hallway towards the kitchen to make my coffee, pausing at our daughter’s room to let her meowing foster kitten out. I get the coffee...
Fountains Of Life

Fountains Of Life

by | Aug 11, 2021 | Meditations, Nature

I’m not going to write about Covid-19 or the delta variant or imbecile anti-vaxers. I will not write about California wildfires or European floods or the myriad other natural disasters fueled by climate change. There’s no way I plan to write about the world situation...
When You Were The Wind

When You Were The Wind

by | May 3, 2021 | Meditations

Every so often, a line will come to me in a dream and be on my mind when I awaken. I keep a pen and paper by my side of the bed so I can write these lines down before they melt away along with the dream. Sometimes one of these little gifts from my subconscious becomes...
Let It Rain

Let It Rain

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Meditations, Nature

Let it rain Cats and dogs, pigs and frogs Oodles, puddles, gushers, mushers Let it flow Meander, tumble, rumble A cascade parade Buckets, sheets, fill the streets Let it pour More, more and more Rivers, streams, dreams A wonderful gullywashing downpour A soaking...
Baseball Green

Baseball Green

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Friends & Family, Meditations

It was another lifetime ago. Actually it was just six months ago. Spring training was in full swing. Me, my son and our baseball pals were already making plans to buy tickets for upcoming games at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Another season with our beloved Giants...
Again

Again

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Meditations

People’s homes burn to ashes The air turns yellow with smoke We listen for evacuation notices Deciding what to take if we have to go People flee for their lives One step ahead of the flames Like a war zone The chatter and roar of aircraft fills the sky Heroic...