Saturday, September 30, 2017

Global zest


One can peel
Neat layers or dice
It up, in tears; this pearl
Of flavor adds savor
No matter which hemisphere.



Friday, September 29, 2017

What were they thinking?


Narrow strips
Of millet dough were found in a buried
Overturned bowl
Dating back 4,000 years in
Lajia, China we are told. Have you
Ever eaten pasta, or anything,
So old???



Thursday, September 28, 2017

Responsive


Accommodating
Many varied wishes
Employs flexibility;
Not everyone is
Able, or willing, to
Bend and indulge so readily.
Lucky are those whose lives are
Enhanced by such humanity.

Thanks for the word, Michell.


Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Bound


Coupling
On
Numerous planes, in
Numerous ways,
Everything
Can claim
This.
Ideas, physical
Objects – energy is one big
Nexus.

Thanks for the word, Jackie.


Tuesday, September 26, 2017

A good stretch


Longevity
Is heartily
Favored by some,
Especially when
Their existence
Is fun. Be 
Mindful of
Equal parts gloom and sun.


Thanks for the word, Kristina.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Aquatic acrobatics


Naturally
Youthful, the
Mayfly
Plays,
Hoping for another day.



Sunday, September 24, 2017

Ownership


Holding tight to
A precious possession, one
Very soon learns an
Essential lesson. 


Saturday, September 23, 2017

In addition, external circumstances


Healing, for example
Of humans, is more
Likely to occur
If the cries of body, mind, and
Soul altogether are heard;
The whole is better when all  
Interconnected parts are
Considered, with empathy, from the start.

Thanks for the word, Brittany!


Friday, September 22, 2017

The celestial equator


Equal hours of day and night – a
Quilt of
Uniform darkness and light –
Invites us to
Notice twice a year the
Onset of a new season; clearly
X marks the spot between hemispheres.



Thursday, September 21, 2017

Imagine


Wind sketches tendrils of clouds
In the sky to inspire the
Soul of an artist
Passing by.


Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Bready bits


Crusty little bits
Remain, scattered
Under a table, or
Maybe on a path
Back home; will they help
Save Hansel and Gretel?


Monday, September 18, 2017

Academic apprentices?


Scholars, true learners are
Those who
Understand that
Daily
Expansion of the mind does
Not depend on
The commands of outside
Sources.



Sunday, September 17, 2017

The nature of giving


Some people
Have the presence of mind
And authentic ability
Really to be kind and
Extend to others generously.


Saturday, September 16, 2017

CPR training


Unable to
Nod or breathe or
React in any way, a person needs
EMS to arrive quickly to
Save the day. In helpful
Preparation, we
Observe, assess, and call
Nine-one-one and describe the
Situation. CPR
Is carefully employed, because we 
Value all life; it’s naturally to be
Enjoyed.


With thanks to Mark, our instructor, who is also an amazing storyteller.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Citrullus lanatus


Xenophiles will appreciate this
Interesting juicy fruit; familiar, and
Grown around the world, its history is as
Undulating
As its roots.

With many thanks to my team members for inspiring me to find names of fruits and vegetables beginning with tricky letters.


Thursday, September 14, 2017

Grating


Speech
That’s
Raucous and shrill
Is likely to
Develop ill will in
Everyone who hears it;
Not so many are going
To cheer it.


Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Cultural anthropology


Discovering an
Individual’s dissimilar ways, and
Finding them
Far from our own, can
Easily lead to a
Reactive haze,
Evoking competition. We
Need to see and to understand
That here ‘better’ has no position.


Thank you, Michell G., for emphasizing this important concept.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Bending the carpenter’s square


Noting the context
Of this common word
Relates it to something, but
Maybe since frequent
Adjustments occur, our own
Lens can become, through empathy, blurred.


Monday, September 11, 2017

Rescue workers


Memorials
Of a lasting kind
Name those
Unknown to
Many minds, while
Encouraging all
Not to forget those
To whom we owe a debt.




















Sunday, September 10, 2017

Home again


Sleek
And silver they
Leap
Majestically
On, anxious to reach their
Natal stream to spawn.


Saturday, September 9, 2017

Earth's outerwear


Laid over the entire globe,
In all its rocky glory, is
This layer of
Huge, major plates,
Of a fascinating ancient story.
Sima and sial crust materials
Play their parts magnificently,
Heaving and shifting through
Eons of force,
Reshaping the
Earth with intensity.

Thinking with love and concern for those in Mexico affected by Thursday’s earthquake and Hurricane Katia. 


Friday, September 8, 2017

Bird beginnings


Enclosed in shells, embryos
Grow well, then break out in weeks,
Guided by beaks.


Thursday, September 7, 2017

Cryptozoology


Chessie and Nessie, those
Reticent beings, like
Yeti and Bunyip,
Prefer
They’re not seen, and
In the PNW
Dwells the simian-like
Sasquatch, as folklore tells.

Thanks for the word, Michell G.




Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Bristling characterization


His
Inherited
Rough,
Shaggy, totally
Uncontrollable hair caused
Them to deem him crude,
Even though it wasn’t at all fair. 


Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Ediz Hook


Mounded earth spits
Out into the Strait,
Rounding a bit to form
A hook; the harbor
Is deep, a
Natural pool, cool glacial
Evidence.


Monday, September 4, 2017

Unpredictable


Everyone has their moments –
Reactions, out of the blue, when
Reason, mindfulness,  
And caring seem to have flown the coop.
Take each moment for what
It is, but ever watchful be, in case the
Course changes precipitously.


Sunday, September 3, 2017

Ponder


Many conflicting thoughts, whether
Unspoken or shared,
Linger in the mind awhile till at
Last resolution is dared.


Saturday, September 2, 2017

Cock-a-doodle-doo!


Ruling
Over all
Of the hens, he
Struts and crows
Throughout the pen and
Eagerly pecks,
Regally, again and again.


Friday, September 1, 2017

Times two or three on the first


Repeat this
Animal name and it may in the month
Bring good luck your way,
But
It must be the first word uttered
That day.

Thank you, Claudia O., for this word and for inspiring me to learn what this tradition is all about. Thanks, too, for sharing the sweet memory surrounding it.








Just a side note: this might zoologically be a hare. :-) Not sure.