In the midst of preparation
While the quiet before the storm
Rests over you like a warm blanket
Be present in thankfulness

As the food begins to cook
And the flavors of the season
Brush in like a summer breeze
Be present in thankfulness

When loved ones arrive
Bringing their hearts and hopes
Worn like an old favorite shirt
Be present in thankfulness

With blessings given and received
That spread over all you love
Like a first snowfall silently falling
Be present in thankfulness

Cast off the hurry and worry
Open yourself to be loved
Like a great oak reaches to the sky
Be present in thankfulness

Happy Thanksgiving,

Pops

I’m not sure you’re listening
to the unsaid and unheard
conversation that is happening
between moments in the noise
that surrounds every moment

I’m not sure you’re hearing
what seems so loud around you
in the dance around the obvious
thoughts that hang in the silence
between the known and unknown

I’m not sure you know what is
right in the memories so deep
and the moments that drift
by every time you ponder a
future that can never come

I’m not sure, so we still wait
and watch for a time to say
what is unsaid and unheard
until a quiet moment appears
and allows silence to speak

The road not taken
May have been
May still be
A path I’m on
Step by step
In no direction
In a different dimension
I may be a poet
Or a shepherd
Given the choice
Taking a chance
Peeking inside
The cloak of dark matter
The coiled worlds
Outside my vision
In a different dimension
I may be a gardener
Or a physicist
My strings slowly vibrate
Ready to create
Beyond what I see
Through the looking glass
The waves reach
Undulating universes
In different dimensions
I may not be
At all

Tip of the hat to Michio Kaku

full after a storm
muddy and messy
a beautiful glimpse
of abundance
and impermanence
may I be that
this day

Let your feet take you where your mind slows down
When the world around you is too much to bear
And the people surrounding you don’t seem to care
Let your feet take you far, to a quiet place go

Let your feet take you where emotions are calmed
When your worry mounts up and you’re filled with doubt 
Find solace in the wild space that you seek out
Let your feet take you far, to a peaceful place go

Let your feet take you where your soul can rest
When anxiety builds and dark thoughts start seething
Bring nothing with you but your presence and breathing
Let your feet take you far, to a placid place go

Let your feet take you where nature can heal
When your heart is heavy and the pain is too much
Hear the wind in the trees, feel its soft gentle touch
Let your feet take you far, to a secret place go