Cat Max, ti voglio bene

Hello, friends, Our dear cat Max, Maxy, Massimo Gatto, died at home after 19 years with us in December 2018. Among other things, he taught us about interspecies care and friendship. Peggy was great with him in so many ways. Here is the poem.…

A new year perspective

Hello friends, I hope the new year brings new perspective to you about the tasks ahead. The beginning of each year is a point in life that you begin to measure what you want to do against what you can do given physical limitations and the inevitable…

God at My Elbow

Hello friends, A quote from Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh reminds me that everything coexists. At this time of year -- a period of contemplation for many, and many looking forward with hope to a new year -- it's not only monks and poets…

A poem for the solstice

The solstice idea makes me think of inward, quiet happenings that slowly unfold. The way of nature, growing gradually during hidden, silent times, coming from darkness to light. Much of organized religion falls into an outward movement (groove:…

The divine in every molecule

A Heretic’s Christmas “For unto us a child is born…and his nameshall be called the Mighty God, the everlasting Father.” (Handel’s “Messiah”) I respect the Christmas traditionsof song, music and mythic stories,but the early…