lenten meditation

as i kneel to receive the ashes

i think of all the times

like dust from my feet

i tried to shake you

tried to make a break from you

and how you’ve clung

with ferocious tenacity

unwilling to let me go

til you’ve blessed me

with a reminder

of my mortality

and i leave the rail

with a limp

safely home

sometimes i feel as though

i've lost

my way

and i don't know

in which direction i should go

the next step to take

the right move to make

but if i'm still

my heart remembers
the way

and leads me

safely home

divine love

wrapped up in a warm embrace
held in such a tender way
and smiled upon with loving grace
that's how i see the world today

some might say i'm quite naive

and wonder how i can believe

such nonsense

call me crazy if you must

for there are days i would agree

with such a diagnosis

but today...today...my mind and eyes are clear

and i see evidence of

divine love everywhere

be mine

it was love at first sight
for me, at least

the day we met
in a third floor kitchen
on huntington street
you held out your hand
and said, "hi, i'm dan"
i knew in an instant
that you were the one

i wanted to spend my life with

rainbow quilt

as i lay beneath my rainbow quilt

my fingers trace its seams
in quiet reverie
each scrap i touch
holds a precious memory

and i marvel at how well
unseen loving hands

have stitched together

with silver threads of mystery
all my fondest hopes and dreams

resilience

i love being taken by surprise
by the resilience of certain things
like daffodils blooming in february
that refuse to wait for spring

a woman with issues

i was desperate for a cure

all my money had been tendered

"leave well enough alone" they said

but i had come undone

and sought to be re-member-ed

fernwood

her soul feels so thirsty

her spirit is parched and dry

she comes to the fountain in fernwood

and drinks a mystery there

the ancient seed within her

she waters with her tears

and though it still is winter

a tiny bud appears

taste of india

this morning, i am still feeling the effects of seeing the movie, slumdog millionaire, which my teenaged son declared, "the best movie, EVER!." although my praise and appreciation for it is a bit more reserved, i'd highly recommend it. the tempo of the film is a relentless assault on the senses and the psyche...much the way i imagine india herself would impact me should i ever have the privilege to visit there. the redeeming factor of the movie for me was its underlying sweetness, for slumdog millionaire, at its core, is a love story...an "against all odds" kind of love story that i find irresistable.