REST #9

Resume life in Florida

Everything feels fresh

Slide into the silk of summer freedom

Tickle the belly of the creative life.

REST #8

Remembering to REST came in handy when the roads grew dark and rain-filled yesterday. I found a way to rest into safe driving.


Rain fell in torrents on I-95

Everyone slowed down, danger imminent

Slowly I rested into trailing a red Honda, letting it

Take me over the wet roads to Jacksonville

REST #7

Ritual of stone tossed, prayed on with a dream

Elements of water and rock to carry

Streaming into my life, my daily movements

Trusted to remember, to bless, to return

REST #6

Remember how the mountains wound themselves around your heart

Every blue ridge a part of healing your soul in a time of despair

Save those days--they were significant

To the journey you still carry on today.

REST #5

Reserves of energy depleted

Every bone and muscle tired

Signals it's time to slow down

Take the rest I need.

REST #4

Inspired by the Native American writers I've been reading who use tons of repetition.

Rest in the clouds
Rest in the music
Rest in the coming together of mountain and sky

Early coffee
Early plans
Early packing up and moving on

Sing the song within
Sing the song out loud
Sing as witness to the birth of all

Today.
Today.
Today.

REST #3 (Life stories)

"There are stories here made of memory." --Joy Harjo

Responsibility lies in

Each of us to get the memory right

Sell the spirit of it to ourselves, stirred and shaken

'Til it fits neatly into our life story.