Hello friends, Autumn brings cooler weather and an opportunity to take note of changes, both seasonal and personal. As I get older the more deliberately I need to operate, like a car that has many miles on it and more miles to travel. But the passing of time, like the seasons, is becoming as visible […]
Hello friends, September is a good time to reflect on time’s passing. A change of season, a difference in the weather, makes me realize that my own journey through life has been a series of passages as well. Here’s a poem from my new book, “Interbeing,” which describes some of my life’s changes — some […]
Buddhism is important in my fourth book of poems, “Interbeing,” also in honor of my deceased brother, George. I’m recovering from a couple of falls at 91. I’m coming back slowly surrounded by fine folk and a lovely garden. Landed on lower back, not my head. Be grateful, I tell myself. Walt Whitman, from “Leaves […]
Hello friends, the Independence Day holiday is filled with symbols. Some of them celebrate our break with England, many of them deal with the nation’s military strength and national pride. Sometimes this is construed as a “might-makes-right” political policy which has led to difficult times and bad decisions as America tries to assert itself in […]
Hello friends, Aging is not for the young, as the saying goes. These days my balance seems to be wobbly, and my footsteps are not as certain as they once were. I take an occasional tumble to remind myself that dignity is one of the most fleeting of human traits. I am thankful for Peggy’s […]