A (not so) gentle nudge
Yes my love,
life is slipping through your fingers.
Loosen your grip now,
you can’t drink from a clenched fist.
How to dive backwards
You can do this,
sight unseen
roundabout -
your fingers know
trust them,
they hold your fear and your promise.
Conversations with pain
Pain is a messenger, listen
but beware of the
more this, less that kind -
Restoration
Sometimes it only takes a moment
to change everything and nothing.
All that is needed is your noticing.
What to remember at bedtime
What if I told you rest was the real work?
That when you sleep, you take flight
like a night bird navigating by moonlight
through all that ever was and ever will be.
What to remember on waking
When you wake with a tired heart
know that the world needs this too,
it longs for your joy and your sorrow.