As the Year Ends

Three-hundred-sixty-five

times seventeen

equals

much to think about.

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The New Thought movement 

challenges those with challenges

in daily life.

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I’m grateful that my eyes

are in good shape.

I need only open them.

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I try to keep my

head on straight, because 

when I’m screwed up,

I screw up.

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Even with great intelligence,

one can’t become wise

by accident.

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Preparing for what’s next,

I am beating against time.

Hope I’m ready.

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The way out is in.

I try to cleanse the messes 

in my cluttered  mind.

Nearing Year’s End

Cleaning up my 

spiritual windows

allows me to see the Light.

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I’m told 

I’m in a twelve week

healing process.

Spirit arrived sooner.

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I’ve been lighting 

one candle.

Maybe I should light two,

live more brightly.

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Something good is

getting ready to happen. 

Grab some as it passes

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Both faith and fear 

depend upon pure trust

in invisibility.

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When I want to really

prove my love,

I cook my friends

some tasty food.

Winter Solstice

Can’t see what’s next,

but I’m eager to trade

history for mystery.

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Ah, the winter solstice.

It’s time to start

bringing light 

to the darkness.

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When old age arrives,

every body’s in the same boat.

Not so our hearts.

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Breathing in,

I see I’m living in Grace.

Breathing out,

I am grateful.

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Every day, I am

invited to give and forgive.

I like this.

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Adventure in your soul

is good,

rocks in your head,

perhaps not so much. 

2017 Anniversary

I am a man of many words, but none of them can describe how I feel, loving and being loved by my best friend, my darling, my angel, my nurse, my wife. I have said many times, completely and truthfully, that no one else would have stayed with me through some of who I was, but I am sooooo grateful that she did.

47 Years and Counting

Would you believe it?
Could you conceive it?
I have an earth angel
leading the way,
wake up more in love
with her every day.
My body’s been through hell,
here in year forty-seven,
but my heart, soul as well,
have spent more time in heaven.
It’s because of my angel,
with her doting, her care
that my mind has stayed focused
on the love that we share.
Without her I doubt
that I’d even be,
with no wish to find out,
I’m so glad there’s a we.
With a bit of a limp,
forty-seven we’ll celebrate,
but no love will we skimp,
entering year forty-eight.

On Stacey’s Birthday

I’ve allowed the pain

to visit, teach me.

Now, it’s time for it to leave.

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During this season,

before the light returns, 

what can I contribute?

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Each time I act

with kindness the universe 

changes for the better 

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Three-hundred-fifty

times seventeen 

equals

many things to ponder.

Close to the Ides Now

I thought I’d used up

my luck in Vietnam.

Wrong.

Just look at Barbara.

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In most books,

the best part is 

between the lines.

So, I read.

And I dream.

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Sometimes it does appear 

to me that my mind has

a mind of its own.

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My pain leads me 

to gentleness,

and gentleness is

a great power.

No Pain No Gain...Baloney!

Anger and compassion

are not friends.

We choose

the one that works for us.

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Not one new goal will 

please me if I can’t 

appreciate where I am.

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The older I get,

the more I understand,

life can’t be lived pain free.

Pearl Harbor Day

It seems,

more or less,

life seldom meets 

my expectations.

I adapt.

Couples should not

break up in December.

Santa can’t find

single folks.

Everything I do today

affects the future,

mine and everyone’s.

Today is the most

beautiful day. I choose to

see joy and beauty. 

My life’s purpose is

to care for her. 

Today, she is 

my caretaker.

Laid up with sciatica,

I am hoping

to soon get

back to life.

Thanksgiving:

Remembering to say thanks

for the little things each day

Miscellaneous 17’s

If you can do it,

why bother to dream it?

Do be, do be, do be.

Please let me explain.

This concept, no pain no gain,

simply a fool’s bane.

Self-glossed,

as America’s Finest City.

Who’s to argue?

Beaches.

I have, in the past,

put myself in harm’s way.

I won’t do so again.

My heart knows 

a lot of things,

but I still need

my brain 

for some matters.

This is a good day

for some random acts

of joyful beneficence

I don’t try hard to

do big things. Many little 

acts of good will do.

When I wish to find

reasons for gratitude

in life,

it’s not too hard.

When somewhere new,

it’s not the place that is foreign.

I’m the foreigner.

Come in. 

The table is brimming,

catered by Spirit.

Savor each bite.

Waiting for perfection:

That is a good way 

to not enjoy my life.

Thanksgiving:

Remembering to say thanks

for the little things each day.

Rethinking everything

about my life, so far...

...Yup, it’s pretty good.

If it were possible 

for Brussels sprouts to smell 

as good as bacon...

Long ago,

and far away,

I started home,

full of shrapnel and guilt.

It is hard to believe

in the good when

life events point otherwise.

What a difference:

discussing Spirit

and experiencing It.

Everything I do today

affects the future,

mine and everyone’s.

What the heck.

I woke up.

I am breathing.

I might as well

choose to love.

Foreign objects

enter oysters

and make pearls.

How it is with my scars.

I don’t always know

what happens when I act.

I know, though, when I don’t.

Whosoever would

be named a poet must be

a reader as well.

We all fall sometimes.

We all fail sometimes.

When you do,

give me your hand.

Generosity

When I’m in the

joy of generous giving,

scarcity disappears.

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I know we have 

an infinite supply 

of Good.

So, give a little.

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I am always working

on loving more than needing.

What a concept.

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A fine life

of simplicity:

Grace, Gratitude,

Generosity.

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When I am grateful

and generous, life is just

easier to live.

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On this first day of

the rest of your life, 

be kind, please. 

Be generous.