Gratitude Stone #6

Appreciation for the quiet that follows an evening of illness.

No pressure in the temples; thank you.

No heaving in the gut; thank you.

And the chimes clear the night air.

Gratitude stone #5

remembering Rohatsu/buddha's awakening/Morning Star;

when filing, answering the phone, driving the car, walking Lucy,

all is practice and all is opportunity for awakening

again and again

over and over.

Gratitude Stone#4

a most elegant setting sun

amidst raging winds

bringing winter weather.

gratitude stone #3

He purrs

He cackles

He stares me down

He's not foolin'

#2 A Zinc Tongue

the deep red cellophane entices opening
the label claims "lozenge may shorten duration of cold".
the lozenge dissolves/the tongue becomes dry and turns into a flapping piece of metal where once taste buds lived.

Stones of Gratitude

#1
Oh, sweet rejection, how you encourage me to keep moving forward.

Mindful Writing Day

waking up to rememberance of jealousy, pangs of embarrassment.
wanting to forgive, the solar plexus recoils and churns.
and then, Handel’s Messiah rings out Halleluja reigning down as salve.
the poison is the medicine.

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