Monthly Archives: July 2015
Water, wind, and sun
Water, wind, and sun meet, merge, change converse like these :- Doug.
Memento parit
Remember to birth whatever your age Memento parit :- Doug.
Sign I’d like to have people see
Sign to see on every elderly person in a nursing home: “Ask me what I prefer.” :- Doug.
The baby coos and gurgles
The baby coos and gurgles We smile The old man coos and gurgles We cringe For one we have been there And know what joys lie ahead For the other we fear we may know Something else that is ahead … Continue reading
Pattern of the whole cloth
How we mend the world is through the stitches of conversation. One at a time, this piece rejoins that, and we begin to see the pattern of the whole cloth. :- Doug.
My mind could go away
My mind could go away, as in Alzheimer’s for instance. My ability to write, to think, to pray, to meditate. And then would I not be meditating all day, just being present to what was happening inside and out? :- … Continue reading
long suit
My long suit is the long meeting, so that people can come out with a direction and be comfortable with it. :- Doug.
You must vindicate me
You must vindicate me You must show what I say You are the promise of me :- Doug.
each good
Varying and each good—aha! :- Doug.
Fear the enemy
Fear the enemy Love the commonality Hiding the tactic Saying who we are the armor Gathering of brokenness the strength Conversing the easy courage How we live our dying the common ground Fights the halfway up the mountain Leaving them … Continue reading
most important thing to convey
In starting the conversation, the most important thing to convey is your openness to have the conversation. :- Doug.
Where the juice spills out
We’re all broken The broken parts are where The juice spills out! :- Doug.