Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Buddha Sits

                          Sitting on our porch, sacred sanctuary, 

              Buddha sits
               under the birch tree, sedum blooming at his side
               solid rock surroundings.

                           Breakfast eaten, green tea sipped, water bottle emptied.
                           I sit, 
                           wondering about words from 
                            pen to paper scribbled

  A sacred journey continuing, chosen 
  work, to be, 
  with Buddha, Jesus, Allah, Krishna, Mother...

          Contemplative, reflective, aware of breath, of
          sound, grateful for butterfly, hummingbird, ripening tomatoes, 
          My home built many years before ( over 100 I am told) 
          a sure foundation holds it still.

                             Holds me, the sacred stories time unfolds, within, around
                             
Silence

          Silence
          a treasure to being, so often filled, 
          by questioned uncertainty, shoulded messages.

                              I sit
                              pen in hand, two pink roses call me, 
                              rain specked, bending in the breeze, being, just being
                              roses.
                              
                              Being just being, a writer, sitting pen in hand, 
                              words emerge, sometimes, surprising me, life's invitation
      
Gentle breezes blow. 

gkn, sept. 2015
            

                          



 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Earthlings

A downy woodpecker taps, tap tap

A hummingbird, " did you see it," he asked,  
whirring barely missing 

Sixty years, seventy seven sudden
stroke, anyuerisum
A monarch hits the window.

nine months, five years, 
cancer
Eighty eight your mother was, 
diminishing health, 
years passed
how long could breathe sustain her body? 

The front yard shading chestnut dies slowly, leaves curling

How long could you live with the grief of slow death? 

One year, gregorian named, a choir practise
Interrupted
"Your Mother Died," shouted words whispered.

How else could I have told you?


gkn sept.2015

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Bruce Trail

Noisy river flowing through, beside me.

Rapids under bridges, built by valued volunteers, known, unknown, 
maintaining rivers flow, winding, still, 
through shadows, verdent, sun speckled light
in path covered tunnels.

Green, black outlined spots of leopard frogs hide
in plain view, how many have I missed? 

Calm waters pool delight, no recent beaver chew 
where have you gone?

Steep, heart pounding climb, I stop to 
     rest and catch my breath, 
my life.

Sunshines through the blue
invitation to new companions, a walking
stick, water washed rock landslide, bird song, footing.

Planted on this earth, 
a self,
living one wild and wonderful life.

gkn sept. 2015




Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Harriet


Month of wedding celebration, refreshing bay swims, 
provincial park camping, visions lost, found.
family  drama, comedy, tragedy, alive 
Light changing around and within, September's
fall equinox shadow is pushing its way 
into the morning sunrise, the sunsets 
quickening, dreams, Australia's 
welcome in 6 weeks, a solo 
adventure through Samhain's New Year invitation

Wind blows through seasons, my tree of life necklace 
arrived, a gift of celebration, 
the bag you always carried for your stool, 
now mine, four months of firsts have passed, 
since you died, left this earth in human form, 
tears flow as you are present with me through all 
the gifts of time on earth I am privy to. 

Not my time to go, you say again, 
Live the days,you cheer my flight booked, my 
morning swim, the love we share.


gkn Sept. 2015