A Month of Small Stones | Small Stone - August 31, 2016

A Month of Small Stones

Shared with strangers, now confidants.

Some shiny treasures of nature's awe—
Some the pebbles of everyday—
Some with sharp edges of fear, loss, anger and grief—
Some dull and worn from the fatigue of a day.

But all perfectly polished from rubbing together—
Revealing a perfect dialogue of community.

#AwakeAugust

Let it Go | Small Stone - August 30, 2016

Let it Go

Don't hold so tight
to your opinion—

That you can't grab hold of
life in front of you.

#AwakeAugust

Lab Tests | Small Stone - August 26

 

Lab Tests

13 different tests —

5 vials of blood and

pee in a cup.

Traces of my body

everywhere.

#AwakeAugust

Skipping | Small Stone - August 25, 2016

Skipping

Skipping stones
across busy days.

Yet, attention
on a moment in the everyday
is what busy needs.

#AwakeAugust

September Sigh | Small Stone - August 23, 2016

September Sigh

60° mornings
previewing September clarity.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬ -

Finally | Small Stone - August 22, 2016



Finally ...


A night without the air conditioning.
I'd forgotten the crickets'
constant song.

#AwakeAugust

Back to School? | Small Stone - August 18, 2016

Back to School?

Something about the angle of the sun this morning
made me want to buy new notebooks.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬ 

Bathroom Buddha | Small Stone - August 17, 2016

 

Bathroom Buddha

Little Buddha in the bathroom,
like the lotus in the mud—
Reminder of my Buddha Nature
while at my most human.

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#‎AwakeAugust‬

Neighborhood Walk | Small Stone - August 16, 2016

Neighborhood Walk

Walking the same neighborhood for 30 years.
Houses transformed—
from rundown to pristine—
and back again.

Owners shifting—
from aging to young families—
and back again.
One day walkers at the door; the next, tricycles.
All of life played out on one street.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

Rush Hour | Small Stone - August 15, 2016

Rush Hour

Rush hour in the trees —
Young sparrows hopping limb to limb
Cardinals darting tree to tree
Grey and red squirrels chasing and racing —
Off to find breakfast

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

Drought Rain | Small Stone - August 13, 2016

Drought Rain

Arms outstretched
in the downpour.

Aware of the Louisiana floods —
Too little; too much.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

The Grass is Always Greener ... | Small Stone - August 12, 2016

The Grass is Always Greener ...

 Smothered under a humid blanket
of August heat —
and the browning greens of drought.
Almost wish for the marble sameness
of January ice and snow.

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#‎AwakeAugust‬

Drought Consequences | Small Stone - August 11, 2016

Drought Consequences

In addition to the lawn, trees, vegetables, and panting birds
The drought has dried the well of my small stones.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

Mourning Dove | Small Stone - August 8, 2016

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove's coo—
the antidote for everything.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

Dancing Flies | Small Stone - August 7, 2016

Dancing Flies

Clouds of tiny insects float across August lawns
seeking a sunlit stage.
Dervishes whirling and undulating
in vertical waves
to a mystic rhythm
silent to me.

‪#‎AwakeAugust

Cicadas | Small Stone - August 3, 2016

Cicadas

Crescendo ... Decrescendo ...
Who conducts this serenade
in perfect time?
In the constant pitch
of August heat.

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬

Drought | Small Stone - August 2, 2016

Drought

Lawns are dusty carboard.
Creek beds with only rock.
The red command of Crimson King leaves
shrink and dry like an aging ruler.

‪#‎AwakeAugust

5:40AM | Small Stone - August 1, 2016

5:40AM

More … and more … spots of light
form between the leaves of the trees
and pop through the slats of the window blind
trying to wake us.
But my dog still snores
And I drift back to sleep

‪#‎AwakeAugust‬