sun shine
or rain shine
no problem!
45. yulan & dan Thanksgiving
“on and on....”
stopping between breaths
the old frog
galumphs along
(by yulan)
***
“tribute to a frog”
profoundly alone
wounded eye and dragging leg
fearlessly onward
(by dan)
(photo by dan)
Visit Dan’s blog: may-king-sense.blogspot.com
44. nothing special
hot air blows in, candle blows out
outside that dog is barking—
just another morning
42. processing
in the process
of processing
beating myself up....
—learning to forgive myself
for simply being human
40. Dawning
the sun rising
over frost covered trees
eyes aglow
—Dan witnessed this moment on his early morning hike....this is his photo....see his blog: may-king-sense.blogspot.com or click here on ”other sites enjoy”
39. mahjong
the game of Life
is the game of the mind—
keep your mind open
(Mahjong cultivates life skills. It’s a game of luck and strategy in playing the hand that Life deals you. Winning or losing are only temporary ideas. What matters is staying in the game.... how you end one hand will lead you into the next....and remembering that there’s always another hand to play if you’ll just keep your mind open.)
35. huh?
abruptly, she turns
takes five quick steps to the left
....where was i going??!
—i did this yesterday morning
(Haven’t we all done this: headed out
in one direction, then forgot where we
were going or why?)
32. touching eternity
standing in the light
beyond words, beyond time
touching eternity
some feelings are beyond words,
some moments are beyond time—
this is one of them.
31. yulan & dan thursday
“the mist”
the first poem
rising
with the mist
(by yulan)
***
“depth and breadth”
with layers so deep
page behind page behind page
a book to be read
(by dan)
(photo by dan)
Visit Dan’s blog: may-king-sense.blogspot.com
30. seventy-four
my mother
died at 74–
will i do the same?
my mother my self:
superstition’s a funny thing
and yet, and yet....
“and this too shall pass”
my mother told me,
her hand on mine
29. remembering to play
aka baka
stone-a-kraka
aka baka boo—
in comes uncle sam
and out goes Y-O-U!
(Out on yesterday’s hike, he started with “penny for your thoughts,” and I followed with “penny wise and dollar foolish,” then he “less is more”—and we were off and running into remembering limericks.)
