The Flower of a Strawberry
Abundance
Never feel sadabout a wilting flower.Every petalcontains the ideaof another bloom.
Read MoreA good mosquito day
I know it’s a good daywhen the air is stilland I allow a mosquitoto whine by my earand I say—it’s OK,you need to eat,even if you’re diningon my blood. I want more of those days.
Read MoreThe inevitable joy of doing what comes naturally
The stream is giggling over the rocksas it falls to the lake. What does water,so light-hearted, understand that we do not?
Read MoreMore and more
Will I love this worldmore and more?More mud, more stone,more tree, more flower?Will my love flourishas the world growsstrong and beautiful?
Read MoreFirst
There is no musicmore pure, no melodymore delightful thanthe first song of the wrenthat returns hometo the forest on thisnew day of spring.
Read MoreAttitude
In these times when I wantto fix the world of our uncertainty,I look down and notice the seedwhich sprouts and joyfully says:I cannot believe my luck!
Read MorePale green lichen
Fell onto the snow a piece ofpale green lichen, nature’s proofone thing needs another. I took it home to remind meI’m never truly alone.
Read MorePod
Three black seeds in an open pod.Waiting for water and warmthand luck.
Read MorePearls
Dark clouds, heavy rain,pearls on every tree.
Read MorePlum
I will plant a plum treeby the dusty gravel patchand hope one dayto bake a delicious pieof gratitude.
Read MoreRock time
So much to do,such places to go. Meanwhile, the rocks wait.Another’s footstepswill touch them soon.
Read MoreDeath and life
Let the flowers grow,let the flowers die. Remember next year comes.
Read MoreAccidental goodness
Forgotten seeds, burrowed holes.The world is full of accidental goodness. It helps to remember that.
Read MoreThis is enough
Chickadees pluck a seed,fly away, then come backand pluck another. This is their day,this is their life,this is enough.
Read MoreScarlet pimpernel
TodayI sawa pictureofa scarlet pimpernelflowerand I criedbecause—how can anyonelook at a pictureofa scarlet pimpernelflowerand not lovethis worldand everythingin it?
Read MoreBeech bud
Late-day sunglows on theJanuary beech budin this sacred groveof promise.
Read MoreContinuity
Whatever happens…
Read MoreA gift
Every ray…
Read MoreBugs
There were fewer dead bugs…
Read MoreSame, different, everything
When every pore and every grain…
Read MoreGolden
Tiny flies golden
Read MorePetals
Blue petals last one day…
Read MoreJam
Granny made jam…
Read MoreStars
After the sun sets…
Read MoreGreen leaves sprouting
Green leaves sprouting…
Read MoreLove the ant
Love the ant that invaded the kitchen…
Read MoreIn darkness
Lone bird signing…
Read MoreSugar
We know the world loves us…
Read MoreWhen love pours
When love pours from your open tap…
Read MoreDanced
Sometimes I get so still…
Read MoreA blue jay feather
Sometimes I want to pluck…
Read MorePiece of the world
I look into your eyes and see…
Read MoreAbout having it all
It’s true you can have it all…
Read MoreFresh leaf
Fresh leaf challenges frost…
Read MoreAn almost impossible serendipity
Here in this patch of spacetime…
Read MoreIt’s rain
It’s raining…
Read MoreMeadow
He lay down in a meadow…
Read MoreOld oak
Old oak, seen it all before…
Read MoreOn time
I haven’t asked the rock…
Read MoreLife happens
Remember, said Bird, the tree knows…
Read MoreWisdom wasted?
The funny thing about being a child…
Read MoreBlack crows
Black crows dance on white lake…
Read MoreEvery morning
Every morning…
Read MoreTo say thank you
To say thank you for this apple…
Read MorePerfect enough
One day a wicked wind…
Read MoreNighttime
I’ll come home, said chickadee…
Read MoreBackground okness
I will go for a walk…
Read MoreCrow
Over the white snow…
Read MoreThese are the things
Fire hydrants, drains, lampposts…
Read MoreStill life
Deer tracks in the snow…
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