Feeling Grounded

  • Valentine Day Coup

    On this day of hearts and flowerswhen planting seeds of love should only be,Why is it I feel storms all around me? Raging fires, monster winds,and angry, unrelenting rain.Do you also feel the pain? On a mission to destroy.No mercy. Understand?Clear the land! Make way to reseed.Destroy all evidence of old.Tabula rasa. Be bold! Weeds…

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  • A Trinity

    Destination Breakfast – Part One  Wanting something simpleAway from the riches of the Pacific Coast,Two people ventured outTo a place we’ve come to love most. This simple cafeIt boasts battered age as its charmYet serves up delicious foodWith a hot sauce, their signature 5-Alarm. Then a slow driveUp the only roadPast more of the sameShades of…

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  • Let Love Lead

    At this moment in timewhen our days seemdark and cold, Now is the timeto wear color.Now is the time to be bold. When others seem benton destructionand hate, Now is the timeto plant seeds.No, it’s never too late. Plant seeds.A small gesture.Believe in sunshine ahead. Tell others of their power.Show them, they toohave seeds to…

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  • Peace Of The Ocean

    I can’t ingest negativityas a daily supplementto my diet.  Instead, I search for laughter,beauty,serenity.  Energy boosters. Gaze long and hardInto the moment of Creation.  That moment thatAllowed the sun and skyAnd ocean to meet. To dance togetherWith drifting cloudsAnd soaring birds. I gaze into the faceOf the universe. Bow To its creativity,Its willingness to share. Its sense of knowingLong…

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  • Simple Day In LA

    Journeyed by train to LA.Thinking only about having asimple walk-about kind of day. Within a few steps, though,we’re snapping pictures.You know, that total tourist kind of way! Heading outto find a placecalled Grand Central Market,a super-sized food court space. Walking past scenes, though,that hurt my eyes…A man eating from a trash canwould make anyone cry. Then,  past…

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  • Pride and Presumption

    Written in 2021 This is the story of two Americans – Pride and Presumption.They both live in a place called The Land Of The Free. Pride works hard everyday and loves to share.Presumption works hard too but feels richness is earned. Pride thinks the land and its people need to be protected.Presumption says, “We can…

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  • Epiphytes

     (Epp-ih-fights) Using something as a perch to grow on: a rock, a tree. Gathering nutrients from rainfall, leaf litter, dead insects, and bird droppings While we were out for breakfast yesterday, a young man at the next table received a clothing gift from his tablemates. Turns out he was an evacuee from the LA fires.…

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  • Spontaneity

    Allow time to fill in,move organically through the day. Let momentsconnect to moments,evolving in their own way. Be willingto move without a plan. Forwardwithoutdemands. Then, look backAs the sun setsOn your day And write,with gratitude,how spontaneity got to play. @sandiegobotanicalgardens, @encinitascalifornia

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  • Silhouettes

    Images of living beingsCast against an evening sky.Stories play out asEntertainment for my camera’s eye. We gather.Some to play.As the sky changes colors,Some bow their heads to pray. A mighty sunDraws us in.A camera captures silhouettesWhere light and dark begin.

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  • Antipode

    The Opposite of Dark is LightInside, I’m conflicted.Wanting harmony, I emanate light and loveSurrounded by darkness Buried in others’ anger, distrust, and hateStill, I’m the mourning dove Showing up when others grieveUnderstanding the pain Always willing to believe that Something will help them smile again.I’m the oneLighting a candle in the mine Searching for goldHoping for a…

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