Bye Doug
Bye Doug. But before you Go, let me just tell you that I know your smile. Those gleaming teeth A smirky look. A gentle heart. I can still hear you … Read More
Category: Love
All you need is love. Doo doo doo doo doo. Love is all you need.
Accidental Garden
Let me tell you the story about Sunflower seeds and The accidental garden that Changed our pandemic world. After we had been home in March A few weeks, the wave … Read More
50 Things That Make Me Feel Normal
I had a few of those days when I felt a little bit out of kilter. When I was driving from yoga on Saturday, I started making this list in … Read More
Talking to Strangers
Meeting people can be tough. This great landscape of unknown, a gap of nothingness between us to fill with “small talk.” This is a glass is half empty approach to … Read More
Make LOVE the word of the year for 2019
(and make it an action word) 2018 was pretty rough right? I’m not down for resolutions… and even though a Burning Bowl ceremony sounds pretty cool, that’s not my bag … Read More
No Matter How Small: Lunch with Tom
If it so happens that Tom Stroik is in Kansas City (which he may not be), then I have on my list to hunt him down and — at the … Read More
An Ode to Sally, on her 50th
Who is Sally thinking about today? Her daughters. Her friends. Faith. Her mom. Dan, of course. On any given Friday, Sally jumps to the beat of love. Sally moves to … Read More
Earth Day Haiku (by Tati)
Let’s keep the Earth clean. Do you love the Earth? I do. PEOPLE! Don’t litter. — day 22, by Tati
Mizzle, Again, Without You
I experienced mizzle, again, tonight. This time, without you. Our first mizzle draped the English town of Dover at night. Friends’ laughs echoed in our wake. A mizzle clouded all … Read More
Love is a Fingerprint
Love is a fingerprint Shared between Exactly two people– Nothing repeats. No coda, no lookalike No twin affair possible– Replicated or paraphrased– Later in life. My heart knows the Vinegar … Read More
Leonard Nimoy’s Tree
Leonard Nimoy’s rumored penthouse in Vancouver Was easy to spot– a pin oak tree growing Atop the 19th floor at English Bay. Think about the inches nearest To you. What’s … Read More
Everyday Compassion – Day 2 – Poetry Month
It’s true I have trouble with you, With everyday compassion, Because It means forgiving the person Who drops poop bags to the ground– Listening between sarcastic comments for Pain and fatigue. … Read More
It’s good to hug a person
Ten years ago I lived on Delaware Road in London. Colin had gotten himself half-addicted to internet poker (mostly because he understood the algorithms) and I, in an attempt to … Read More
The Hard Way
We’ve got two lives: one we’re given and the other one we make, And the world won’t stop, and actions speak louder Listen to your heart, and your heart might … Read More
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
I was visited by an old friend in my dream. In the dream, he was as physically real as I am right now. The scruff on his face. The sound … Read More