I want my home
To be worthy of flowers
Bedecked with candles
And the fragrances
Of breads, sweets
And teas, swirled into
A wondrous blend
Of my heart’s delights
Author: Carl Setzer
Haiku
For Tom Petty
At first, resistance
Everyone I knew
Adores all those tunes
Which , in my mind
Trite, vacant, and “No”
Glad to say that’s wrong
Gritty dissonance
Akin to Dylan
The honest seeking
Within his lyrics
Brought out the sunlight
In this darkened world
A Truly Horrific Day
Filled with painful news
Death, destruction and much pain
Manifest sorrow
The definition of “Athletic”
As a youth
Athletic meant “jock”
Of which I did not align
Now things change
And I find myself
Within that fold
Strange changes
Of life
“Athletic” Means Something New Now
As I get older
Athletic has new meaning
It applies to me
A birthday meditation
Compline sung again
Mark another year of life
I am richly blessed
Today’s Daily Prompt: Popular
This dream of my youth
Needing to be loved widely
This thing: “Popular“
An Autumnal Evening
Red leaves in dusk’s light
Intense autumnal beauty
Descending to night
Focusing on Grace
I learned long ago
To accept inconvenience
With grace, not anger
It’s a harder path, but very rewarding in the end. My focus is to build people up, expand community, expand interconnection. Grace helps that vision. Accepting people where they are/who they are.
An Early Morning Haiku
Darkness settled well
All my neighbors are silent
Not many leaves fell
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