Tag Archive for: aging
The language of God
commentary, PoetryHello friends, In the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching, we are told that the invisible ultimate is present in its manifestations. The sacred infuses the secular. Or, in the voice of Simone Weil, the world is the language of God. I become more…
Memory and aging
PoetryHello friends, memories ebb and flow as I get older, and nature offers her symbols. Here's a reflective poem about my mother sparked by a butterfly in my garden. Sometimes even nature needs an assist to create beauty in a memory, however distant.…
Late love
PoetryHello friends, love has stages. Early infatuation gives way to deeper affection. At the last there is fondness, which seems like a simple thing but is a total understanding of the daily bond. I try to express this in my poem "Late Love," and…
Thanksgiving
Poetry
Hello, friends. Thanksgiving is a time for gentle reflection as well as enjoying the gifts of here and now. As difficult as the pandemic has made such gifts difficult to find, my own reflection has become a healing of ordinary mind (the title…
Aging in the currents of the moment
PoetryHello 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…