Poems From The Porch Making unskillful choices Feeling the impact of the unskillful choices of others Offering forgiveness to self and...

Poems From The Porch Squirrel traveling on branches Owl earnestly calling Blue jay snapping twigs The stillness of water-laden air Cawing...

Poems From The Porch Sweet sage smoke swirling Invisible spring elves smiling their mischief as they smear their sky pallet with wisps of...

Poems From The Porch Photo by Leo Chane on Unsplash Light making the whole world sing Green, yellow, white, and blue vying for attention...

Poems From The Porch Fallen limbs strewn about Autumn flowers blooming in spring Red starburst petals smiling Forlorn tom cat crying his...

Poems From The Porch Knowing that I am meant to be here, that I AM here, swells my heart with delight. Seeing the petite, white...

Poems From The Porch Photo by Patrice Bouchard on Unsplash Loud chirping from an unseen singer Blue jay snaps a dead branch from the...

(Or Five Months Ago Today) Poems From The Porch An introspective waterfowl is swimming solo, diving, then flying low. Her reflection is...

~a daughter’s journal January 17, 2023 When the Self takes on a body, he seems to assume the body's frailties and limitations; but when...

~a daughter's musings Photo by Sven Read on Unsplash I had seen birth and death, but thought they were different. ~TS Eliot in The...

~a true story of resilience (originally published January 2, 2022 on medium.com) What do you do when the odds appear stacked against you...

On Loss, Love, and the Birth of Something Holy Aaron in Canada 2018 Emergency room doctor and nurse angels greeted me with the...

An Advent Reflection photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash.com How would my experience of life change if I walked with an empty cup and open...

An Advent Reflection Photo by Nicole Baster on Unsplash Puddles bubbling drops on their surface Wet earth saturated with potential...

An Advent Reflection photo by Cathal Mac an Bheatha on Unsplash.com In the end, when all other human gifts have met their inevitable...

An Advent Reflection Photo by Carissa Weiser on Unsplash “There is nothing so unknown to the soul as herself.” ~Meister Eckhart The...

Poems From The Porch I dreamed of him briefly this morning. I was sitting in my old prayer chair in the sunroom writing, and he came...

Poems From The Porch Roosters and wind chimes Flowers sparsely present in the breeze Cats taking refuge on my lap Peace and sadness...

Exploring the writings of Teresa of Avila François Pascal Simon Gérard I haven’t levitated very often. The first time it happened I was...

Poems From The Porch Everything is in the process of becoming. The confederate rose hibiscus blossoms bloom white, then pale pink, then a...