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The Greatest Gift April 23 2011 I am pulling meat off carcass, Reviewing bird anatomy, Mindful that my bones and sinew aren’t so different From those I’m disassembling on this chicken. I’m pondering  omnivorousness – On how I come off … Continue reading →

Some Faces of God — New York April 6 2011 I see God all around, in every friendly face. Broad Buddha smile with round shaved skull, Wide, welcoming brown face, And a heavy New York accent, He dances lightly as he … Continue reading →

Goodbye Good Friend April 10 2011 Today I listened to a pile of voicemails on my cell phone, And heard your voice, your words of love, From before you died last week – Like words from spirit-life — A greeting … Continue reading →

A Time Blip April 1 2011 April fool… indeed! I sat last night listening As a folk singer from my youth performed in concert. I was her fan. I loved her voice, her songs, her beauty. Then I didn’t think … Continue reading →

Shore Ride  March 21 2011 In childhood, our first impressions of the earth Must mark us deeply. I’m on a train today, following the long New England shore To New York City.  The houses, clapboard cubes in muted colors, Are … Continue reading →

Time Travel March 18 2011 Airport layover… Traveling in space, back to where I came to earth, I travel also back in time – back, back, back, and  back some more, Searching for the bright, untrammeled spirit That I must … Continue reading →

Spring Forward March 13 2011   Spring ahead, as spring is doing. It’s about the time and seasons – About changing opportunity. Time is marked by man – Humanity’s invention. Today we change our rhythms As we’re told; We’re trying … Continue reading →

Ash Wednesday March 9 2011   “Dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return.” Tonight we got a smudge of black Upon our foreheads – symbolic “dust.”  I felt drawn back to childhood – And felt again my  school-aged … Continue reading →

Luna    February 17 2011 As moths are drawn to light, We troop outside looking upward, Seeking through  the Carolina winter trees A perfect lunar orb – Full moon. We share our awe, drawn closer Feeling kin as earthlings Bound to … Continue reading →

Sufi Dance February 5 2011 We chant and move, move and chant. All of us together – step step step step Allah Allah Allah Allah Allah Allah We bow, we turn, we move – always moving. The hours pass.  The … Continue reading →