Prayer: a Poem

Prayer (Written Thanksgiving Day, 2026) I could sitin a pew reciting psalmsor standin a kitchen peeling apples;Maybe walkthrough the wet night skyof fallen stars thatdance across the pathby where the buckeyesopen their husks, offeringtheir heart to the elements,the Earth, their maker. It is all praise, all thanksgiving,for the gift, the blessing,the knowing,of being alive,with you…

Autumn in Words and Photo: From the Journal

7:13 AM Good morning from the end of the hall. Tea cooling on the sill out of habit, even though the window is closed, save a small fraction. Cat curled in my lap and set to ‘purr cycle,’ It feels like fall, within and without. The house is a wee bit cooler; Iong sleeves feel…

The Wow, the Pause, the Intake of Breath: From the journal…

24 Sept, 2026 10:21 AM. Reviewing the outline for this afternoon and allowing myself a think, here in GlitterBean. The flat white is lovely, as is the weather outside today. The weather inside is…ruminative? Pleasantly misty/foggy with the promise of a surprise discovery or meaningful ‘stumble upon’ of one sort or another. I do love…

Red-Winged Psalm

I had a beautiful drive this morning…open road, blue skies, full heart. I was going to visit a friend… I spent a couple of moments alone after arriving…standing still outside and listening to the wind and the green. I was also watching a chickadee duck in and out behind the leaves of an especially lush…