Tag Archive for: cat max

The “splendid now”

  Hello friends, this 2017 poem celebrates my Zen masters, cats Max and Tony, experts at reminding me to connect with the "splendid now." I call this feline instruction "Zen Lite" in its insistent softness  -- no long meditation, no…

Listening

We spend much of our time not hearing what the other person is saying. In a loving relationship this is probably a given; we are more intent on giving reasons why, rather than consider the other person’s why not.

Winter Garden Serenity

Hello friends, although it may not feel like it by the banks of the Oconee currently, winter is here.  With the resurgence of Covid and the renewed emphasis on testing and vaccinations this season requires that we take things cautiously and…

Here Comes Trouble

Boom magazine here in Athens has a current issue devoted to people and their pets during the pandemic. Both my cats Max and Tony certainly know the comforting and soothing powers of a favorite pet. Here is a poem from my 2016 visit to MD Anderson…

Cosmogenesis in the Garden

Hello, friends. This beautiful weather reminds us that Spring is a season of ever-renewing change. Even as the world still suffers from many ills and the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, our glance at the garden and the abundance of warm sunshine…