Category Archives: Poetry

To give it power

To give it power Focus on your dis-ease :- Doug.

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never was sane

We cannot restore sanity to the world It never was sane :- Doug.

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Not convenient

Life is not convenient Love is not convenient :- Doug.

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Anonymity

What is my role now to be? Anonymity :- Doug.

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Is age simply

Is age simply a waiting to die? Is retirement for playing all day? Or maybe for non-doing something? :- Doug.

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Itself the blessing

Life is good The living of life Itself the blessing :- Doug.

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An elder can be a guardian

An elder can be a guardian of our living ancestors of our living children’s children’s children’s of tenderness, gentle gratitude of living :- Doug.

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Humans are immortal

Humans are the only animal that thinks we are immortal—or ought to be :- Doug.

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Aches of aging are spiritual

For some of us aches of aging are spiritual for some of us grieving and loss are exercises a chance to do this work for all of us :- Doug.

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All fear is of death

All fear is of death at heart, we want to matter life means…death matters :- Doug.

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The essence

The essence, the mystery of eldering is you must die :- Doug.

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Love is work

Love is work Always with defect Always completing :- Doug.

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all our life depends

Work waits on others’ info signature review all our life depends :- Doug.

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Better than my time

Better than my time I give you my attention :- Doug.

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The poet’s task

The poet’s task is to surprise :- Doug.

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This is dangerous work

This is a dangerous work Losing our accustomed way the first step Return doubtful :- Doug.

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This is dying work

This is dying work This is work dying :- Doug.

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