Sunday, February 10, 2013

Communion

Mindful Stone Day 41

Waking up, I wondered what I might find today
in our stones group
It reminded me I had a tiny dish of stones
and other items for grounding
that I could hold
or place in a pocket for security

When a therapist, I sometimes would offer a stone
to a client to help them ground themselves
and feel connected to me between sessions

I realized our stones group does the same for us...
keeping us connected in a supportive and accepting
healthy way

Our stones have become spiritual communion.


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Garden

Haiku Day 10

Sprouts reaching through the earth
Buds not yet green
Anticipation of roses and wisteria

Nirvana


Mindful Stone Day 40 (6-word Saturday)

Existing in nothingness
Yearning for Nirvana

Glacier

Haiku Day 9

A slippery slope to climb
Beware of deep crevices
Depression pervades


Photo credit: photography.nationalgeographic.com

Friday, February 8, 2013

Lost in Wonder

Mindful Stone Day 39

I have the gift of company within
From five-year-old happy innocence
To very wise elder
It is most rare when I am not aware
of someone nearby
Waking up each morning I find myself quite young
and so delighted with my world
Her voice is young and happy and full of curiosity and giggles
Often I wish to just climb into her
for the rest of my days

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Haiku Day 8

Mount Fuji in the distance
A journey of baby steps

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Transformation

Mindful Stone 38

Agonizing over "killing fields"
in my latest haiku,
I rewrite and transform until
the trauma is first and
blossoming new life is last.
I feel the healing in the release.

Au Chocolat

Theme Thursday

Nectar of goddesses
One constant in my life
Nourished soul

Milky Way

Haiku Day 7

sky tsunami
starlight in his eyes
reflects waves of love



Photo credit: www.universetoday.com

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Conflict

Haiku Day 6

Killing fields
Yoked water buffalo
Lifeblood blossoms


Stone Day 37

Prompted with the word "rice"
the tar pit of my mind
bubbles up
"killing fields"

Family "Ties"

Introspective View

Family shattered
At first shards of glass
Now a pile of dust
harmless but sad

New family
Friends who accept
Family who love
Understanding is always difficult
but acceptance is freeing

Toxic family gone
New family invigorates and heals
Thankful for the second chance to "be"

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Coping Skills

Stone Day 36


The ladder out of depression
Each rung takes energy
Easier to stay in the dark


Tuscany

Haiku Day 5



Tuscan summer
Trees, like parsley,
garnish the countryside





Photo credit: Pixdaus.com

Monday, February 4, 2013

Chai Grande - Iced

Haiku Day 4

Cardamom, cinnamon, cloves
A world away
taste and scent of heaven

Anniversary Date

Stone Day 35

His death two years ago
The monster in my bed
His patriotic sacrifice made before my birth
My lifelong destiny -
a mind with a security clearance
required to enter
Without my knowledge until age 44

Secrets still not believed
yet I exist
Telling my truth is my only purpose for being
Grief, anger
Emotions strike simultaneously
Grief for my life
Not his death

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Honeymoon

Haiku Day 3

Goat cheese and honey on
petite toast
Paris cafe
September honeymoon



Past Tense

Stone 34

Princess skin chafed
from braving the treadmill yesterday
Aches and pains will soon surface.
Recalling a time when my gymnast body
Flexed with ease
and I felt so free

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Fabergé

Haïku Day 2

Their beauty once coveted by czars
Behold the bedazzled
behind museum fortresses



Friday, February 1, 2013

Downpour

Stone Day 33

seeking some relief
from outpouring of tears
mind and body
awash with painful memories
each droplet agony on my soul


Avignon

Stone 32/Haiku Day 1

Provence wafts from the window
cool breeze becomes mistral
lavender lingers