Category Archives: Poetry
Mind and memory
Mind and memory spirit personality and being different things all :- Doug.
In my declining years
In my declining years life does not need to decline :- Doug.
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Mature green leaves in sun, O!
Mature green leaves in sun, O! :- Doug.
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lightly, vividly
Walk lightly upon the earth, see vividly all the world. :- Doug.
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Flittering leaves in the tree
Flittering leaves in the tree green gems catching elusive light so too human spirits today :- Doug.
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Elders greet death
Elders greet death Some greet loss of mind As additional privilege In peeling away ego, gain In dropping mind, divinity :- Doug.
Fairy tales don’t say
Fairy tales don’t say what you want to hear they represent it :- Doug.
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Fog out my window?
Fog out my window My world softens :- Doug.
Posted in Healing and Wholeness, Poetry
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The sea parts
The sea parts arises an individual standing out —but for a time— then this one merges back into the great flow the greater one :- Doug.
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To do profound things
The move into elder caring has afforded me opportunities to do profound things: for instance, be present to life and death questions. Also to be my real self: I can be caring and pause to let others sink in. :- … Continue reading
Posted in Caring, Eldering, Healing and Wholeness, Poetry
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Is my heart at war?
Is my heart at war? A longer view could release The butterfly’s wings :- Doug.
When you stir a pot
When you stir a pot new emerges: aromas, flavors, a cook’s heart :- Doug.
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Computers are the greatest time stealers
Computers are the greatest time stealers Words are the greatest conversation stoppers :- Doug.
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As much as they help
As much as they help words get in the way of our conversation :- Doug.
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business as unusual
Let’s move toward business as unusual business oriented toward life :- Doug.
Posted in Poetry, Professional Caregivers
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