The eruption of tears, the depths of despair, the endless fog, self-neglect and recriminations have abated, if not stopped altogether, but she is still gone. Her hand in mine as we walked the streets of the city, until it took both of my hands to hold the purchases we had made. Sitting on the husbandContinue reading “Come Back To Bed”
Category Archives: prose
Valentine’s Day
I will never know a love like this again. It was a few days before Valentine’s Day in 1974 that we met for the second time. The first time was a few years before, introduced by a mutual friend. We needed to let life knock the wind out of us before we realized we hadContinue reading “Valentine’s Day”
Alpha and Omega – The Clouds In My Tea
I gathered with soulsin quiet pursuitof the peace and serenityfound in the sitting. In this room by the riverShe asked us not to clear our mindsBut instead to awakenTo be inside the cylinder we call a body,To feel its container, crown to toe.She asked us to remember. Like a buzzing flyThe words of a wiseContinue reading “Alpha and Omega – The Clouds In My Tea”
Between The Sound and the River
At daybreak the air holdsa slight chill. There is something about the lighton this fall morning. It will be a good day to ride the trailsthrough the forests nestledbetween the Sound and the river. There is so much beautyto behold, to chase and capture. The other night I caughta Sunflower and the moonin conversation. PerhapsContinue reading “Between The Sound and the River”
Gratitude – In Three Parts: A Prayer, A Practice, A People
Part One – Angels If I’m not being guided by angels, I don’t know what to tell youEverywhere I go, everywhere I turn,I am finding new souls to connect with,on a level that, for most folks,happens once in a lifetime.This is not a soliloquy,on the oddity of this experience,but a prayer of thanks,an ode toContinue reading “Gratitude – In Three Parts: A Prayer, A Practice, A People”
Christmas Eve
This Christmas Eve, I sit at my desk in the dining room of the house where we raised our sons, Eric and Mark. It’s the same home where we welcomed our godchildren and grandchildren. The silence feels vast. It’s as if the house itself is holding its breath, waiting for the familiar chaos that onceContinue reading “Christmas Eve”
Empty Chairs
October 28th 2022 I sit at the dining room table that came with the house we bought thirty six years ago. The now empty chairs that belong to it, have been used as tent poles for bedsheet tents that the boys played under. They have been stacked with the boys knapsacks and school books, heldContinue reading “Empty Chairs”
A walk with a friend
I went for a walk with a friend Yesterday I woke up later than expectedSuffering from another sleepless nightTurning the breaking news of the pandemic, politics and our own personal rollercoaster ride over and over in ones mind doesn’t make for a well rested night. I texted that I was running late and received aContinue reading “A walk with a friend”
I saw it in her eyes
She walked in to the coffee shop as I was settling up at the counter. The sister-in-law of my son’s best friend. Part of a second family that we had lost touch with when he began his global walkabout. Kismet or coincidence the two friends were together again skiing down the slopes of Breckenridge soContinue reading “I saw it in her eyes”
Grateful
Grateful Kneeling, I sit off centered Drops of sweat Fall from my face And pool in a v At the neck of my shirt I slowly extend then sweep My left leg along the floor Towards my body Across my center Then fold it at the knee And place it on The wrong side ofContinue reading “Grateful”