

Without a Net
The edging light commands the lined rock to dance in orange and pink hues as the Arizona sun sinks behind the mesa. We stand and embrace,...


Mary Oliver
Normally I reserve this blog for original poetry. But today is different. The poet of my heart, Mary Oliver, died today. As a...


Words of Love
Words of love ground us in who we have always been; remind us of who we can yet become. Words of love lift our chins when our heads hang...


A Mismatched World
Everywhere I look I see unexpected partners dancing as one: Even streams of golden light and Rolling river waves; Improvising wind,...


28 Years
I was young, younger than I even realized, but so elated as my belly swelled, as your wiggles made ripples on my abdomen. I couldn’t wait...


I didn't know
What I didn’t know. I thought I could stay safely in my head. I thought I could leave my personal life at the door. I thought I could...


Expansion
First small, like a seed. Then a poof - like breath on a dandelion and the currents of the air separated my contained image of God and...


9-11 Ashes
On this day all was ashes. In a gasp of blinding light, dreams crumbled and breath turned to dust. Like so many flashes of fire before…...


questions of love
Some say love is red as a rose, tastes like dark chocolate while sipping deep red wine. It is holding hands and gazing at stars....


Year Three
On National Religious Brother’s Day, I wished happy greetings to the Brother whom I adore. While they could have been priests, Brothers...
























