Audre Lorde quote
I adore this quote. I, too, see self-care as a radical act, Ms. Lorde’s words sing to me. I
Category: General Musing
Stirring Kindness: A Senryu
A senryu on kindness
we disdain kindness
rage: this visage of power
now learn gentleness
Memories of Metal Shop
Sitting
Tall stool
Metsl tsble
Vice gripping
My victim
Bending
Shaving
Scraping
Demanding
It fit into
My will.
Resistance
Solid
We find
Detente,
This soul
Longing
For the
Trees
A Haiku Before Bed, November 27, 2019
stars above
the night’s calmness
fir smoke in the air
I do love the night. But now, it’s time for sleep to get its way.
Good night, my friends!
Textures
Textures
Tell me stories
Shapes in the paint
Reach out
Like the dead
Demanding to be
Heard
Remembering: a haiku about suicide’s fallout
His smile in my mind
A friend’s son just took his life
These clouds are broken
My heart is heavy today. We can be so cruel sometimes, especially with ourselves. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts please know you are not alone and that there are people who will help.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call 1-800-273-8255
Available 24 hours everyday
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Forward
What’s my path forward?
Unpredictable, of course
My inner voice knows
The right way.
Now, to silence the noise
And listen to the birds
At dawn
Standing Upon The Edge
I stand on the edge
Where end and beginning
Tumble into each other
One foot in yin
The other on yang
Stars dance around me
As I await the sun
At the Edge of Darkness
There’s so much beauty
At the edges of darkness
The power of night
Blackholes: A Haiku
Deep in outer space
Great power bending the light
As I gaze at rain
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