I feel gratitude Every day as I Start anew Try again Face the battle I am grateful for This body this mind That keep showing up Day after day Even when the battle seems Overwhelming Grateful for the love That comes at me from Every corner All my dear ones Gratitude that this life Is mine alone This is My battle Only mine
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As I scratch the cat Under his chin Behind his ear Purrs pour out And I wonder Does he focus only on the scratching On the sensation Under his chin or ear Can he have no other thought Idea in his mind No fleeting images of his bowl Crunchy food Birds outside the window Nothing but the meditative moment Of the scratch How can I narrow my focus down Ban the thirty thoughts Per second that constantly Race in my mind Focus down to the Single sensation The scratch under my chin Loving touch Behind my ear Today begins my new life
I didn't have to worry That I'm not doing something All the somethings are done Today I took as long As I wanted to Stretch in yoga Put out a mat For my boy Stretched together Today things fell together People could see their way To work things out Where they're already succeeding A little bit Today I could sit and listen When he came home Not impatient to go write But just sit and be there t. Huge icicles crash down During the night Snow and ice slide Off roofs as we sit Working at computers Today a loud crash and tinkle A monster in ice has fallen Not broken through The porch roof But breaking a small window Before it hit ground These crashes Thumps and tinkles Are sounds of spring In New England Music is the wave Where it drives Where it thrives |