Waking Early To Rain

Rain marching downwards

Gravity’s relentless draw 

Early morning thoughts 

Hummingbirds, Life, Death

I watch a hummingbird

And wonder about time 

Are we only allowed 

A specific number 

Of heartbeats?

Do you hear the Oran Mor?

A song in emptiness
So beautiful
Demanding a response
Tones bouncing
Stars flicker forth
Atoms, elements born
Motion, energy,
Life

Learn more about the Oran Nor here. 

Evaluating Life

Evaluating
Are actions aligned with goals?
Deliberate change

Doing some personal evaluation right now. Clarifying my goals: what I want to do, what I want my life to mean. Hard, but necessary, especially when I put everything on the table: nothing sacred, all challenged. Ensuring only what is truly enriching remains.

This kind of work is hard. Rewarding, but hard. Hard to look at decisions and paths thinking “is it time to let this go”? But that’s the only way to keep moving forward. 

A Black History Month Haiku

Black History Month
We forget the dead, white guys
Just for this month

Seeking out ways to incorporate the these into my daily readings and writing. Are you doing anything creative?