Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 12
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sleeping cat
curled up on my lap
rainy day
Silence Eleven
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 11
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incense burns
spirits of ancestors pray
empty church
Silence Eight
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 8
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bright morning
pine trees covered in white
overnight snow
Silence Seven
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 7
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shining brightly
the moon whispers secrets
clear winter night
Old Women
Old Women
There are no ‘old’ women
Some women have lived longer
Loved deeper
Cried more tears
Some women have laughed louder
Felt greater loss
Faced more danger
Some women have worked harder
Given more
Hoped longer
But there are no ‘old’ women
—
Poetic Asides Nov PAD – thinking out loud
Silence Six
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 6
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old woman
bows her head in prayer
candles flicker
Silence Five
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 5
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walking at midnight
moonbeams light the way
shadows follow
Collaboration for Peace – 41
Photo by Mish
Let Peace Flow
When you see sorrow
of another
Let joy flow from
Your soul
To cover the dark in light
When you hear hatred
toward a neighbor
Let love flow from
Your heart
To cover the hard in softness
When you feel the anguish
of humanity
Let peace flow from
Your mind
To cover the shattered in healing
Silence Four
Carpe Diem Winter Retreat 2016
Find the Silence – 4
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leaves on the ground
breeze passes by silently
bare branches sway
Things I Love
Things I Love
There is no logic to the things I love
The creamy froth on my chai latte
Morning dew on a spider’s web
The clean, calming scent of lavender
In my garden as I pass by
The giddy anticipation I feel when
Packing my suitcase for a trip
The glow of a promise made
When I look at the gold band on my finger
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Nov PAD Day 18 at Poetic Asides
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