Recently I got a new bicycle. It is shiny red and black with a little flame near the handlebars. Though I have been an avid cycler since I was a child, for various reasons I have not ridden in several years. Now I am back in the saddle. On my first day I head into [...]
I’ve always been a thrill-seeker. I have skied some of the steepest slopes on the planet, climbed granite walls hundreds of feet above the ground and paddled a kayak off waterfalls. But my greatest thrill these days takes place while I sit quietly in a chair. When I let go of mind’s grip on the [...]
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Wine
My friend Thomas gave me this poem recently. I couldn’t resist sharing. Wine Blessed One I am the grape You crushed To make the wine ...
The Emergency of Love
It’s Saturday night, and just as I settle under the bed covers, the phone rings. I pick up and hear the voice of my mother’s ...
Before Your Gates
I heard this poem read more than a year ago and it has stayed with me. The other day I ran into the poet. Blessed ...
