Category Archives: Eldering
A pinch is a signal
Well now. It must have pinched deep in my innards, to have me writing two poems! Such a pinch is a signal to look, perchance to change. This is gouging with the pen—more painful than a scalpel! And messier. :- … Continue reading
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For a whole afternoon
Watching clouds for a whole afternoon brings understanding :- Doug.
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brings understanding
Imagination brings understanding. :- Doug.
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A water we cannot see across
A water we cannot see across Of this we stand in need A brink we must visit and visit :- Doug.
Posted in Eldering, Grieving, Healing and Wholeness, Poetry
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Wafting up the flue
So much grey so little silver snow and deep up on the roof but fire in the hearth? Dare we inquire after morsels? Old we have aplenty elders but few Shh who might some of us barely notice wafting up … Continue reading
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death and life: choose
I set before you death and life. Choose. Choose well, for you choose for the generations. :- Doug.
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Condor from out of nowhere
But you have a much larger gift you can give, or at least offer. However it will cost you. It will be a condor from out of nowhere sinking its talons into you, carrying you away, over the abyss. You … Continue reading
Fog in the valley, nothing more
You have the gift of having seen this long-term care thing in many guises and appearances. You can see long view over their case, over their needs, and the outlines of where this will come out the other side. You … Continue reading
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Give generations?
Today: What did you give yourself? What did you give the generations? :- Doug.
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Talk in poetry
I will not talk about poetry I will talk in poetry :- Doug.
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Poetry making helps
Poetry making might help you with something as surface as marketing or as deepening as your relationship to humanity and all mystery. :- Doug.
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