Poems – Arc Of The Hawk

January 9, 2020February 26, 2020

MY COFFEE CUP

Less is more, more or less – but I confess, my house is a mess – with too much more and not enough less.

June 29, 2017June 1, 2021

DREAMERS

Fortunately, our inclinations have limits. There can be a multitude of reasons for doing something or for not doing it. Whether the reason is philosophical or financial, or something else altogether; we are defined as much by what we leave undone as we are by the actions we take.

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June 29, 2017December 1, 2018

SUMMER MORNING

There are times when the world stops and you find yourself suspended. Then, all directions are the same. Deliberation has no purpose and the tiniest step would, once again, bring calamity.

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June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

SPIDER LIGHT

Who doesn’t like magic? It entertains and distracts, and changes our view of the ordinary. When we find something new and special in the ordinary, it’s truly magical.

February 2, 2018June 1, 2021

THUNDERCLAPS

We live in an agendized world, where it is normal to anticipate what comes next. Never are the depths of our self-deception made more clear than when nature decides to storm.

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017

WINTER

Withdrawal gains relief for a migrant. What remains is steeped in the patience that the migrant couldn’t find enough of. Withdrawal forces us to describe a world from memory, and leaves us wondering if we aren’t missing something that we never took the chance to know.

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December 5, 2019May 23, 2021

SAINT PAUL’S FESTIVAL

Life runs together, until one day, we turn around and wonder how we got here. Like a sentence diagram, a dance with all generations in attendance, shows us where we’ve been.

September 12, 2017December 1, 2018

BLESS YOUR HEART

The kindest words that I ever heard from my mother were “Bless your heart.” I’ve always understood the expression to mean something similar to the South Asian term, ‘Nameste‘, or ‘The Spirit of God in me recognizes the Spirit of God in you.’

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December 5, 2017December 6, 2017

ALL DRESSED UP

Live long enough and the event you’ve attended most often in life will be a funeral. The emotions we feel while attending one give a clue to what was special about the person. When that person is a close family member, finding the words can be difficult. Then, a memory will suffice.

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August 15, 2019December 5, 2019

Category: Poems

MY COFFEE CUP

Less is more, more or less – but I confess, my house is a mess – with too much more and not enough less.

DREAMERS

Fortunately, our inclinations have limits. There can be a multitude of reasons for doing something or for not doing it. Whether the reason is philosophical or financial, or something else altogether; we are defined as much by what we leave undone as we are by the actions we take.

SUMMER MORNING

There are times when the world stops and you find yourself suspended. Then, all directions are the same. Deliberation has no purpose and the tiniest step would, once again, bring calamity.

SPIDER LIGHT

Who doesn’t like magic? It entertains and distracts, and changes our view of the ordinary. When we find something new and special in the ordinary, it’s truly magical.

THUNDERCLAPS

We live in an agendized world, where it is normal to anticipate what comes next. Never are the depths of our self-deception made more clear than when nature decides to storm.

WINTER

Withdrawal gains relief for a migrant. What remains is steeped in the patience that the migrant couldn’t find enough of. Withdrawal forces us to describe a world from memory, and leaves us wondering if we aren’t missing something that we never took the chance to know.

SAINT PAUL’S FESTIVAL

Life runs together, until one day, we turn around and wonder how we got here. Like a sentence diagram, a dance with all generations in attendance, shows us where we’ve been.

BLESS YOUR HEART

The kindest words that I ever heard from my mother were “Bless your heart.” I’ve always understood the expression to mean something similar to the South Asian term, ‘Nameste‘, or ‘The Spirit of God in me recognizes the Spirit of God in you.’

ALL DRESSED UP

Live long enough and the event you’ve attended most often in life will be a funeral. The emotions we feel while attending one give a clue to what was special about the person. When that person is a close family member, finding the words can be difficult. Then, a memory will suffice.

FLOWER OF BOZEMAN

Do you ever have your head in the clouds? It could be the feeling of being untethered, or just the thin air but lofty thoughts abound up there.