by Lesley | Jan 1, 2020 | Creativity, Relationships, Surrender, Uncategorized |
Spring I search Zillow for a house or apartment. Each day, I buzz through the ads. I must move out of my new home. But in my morning practice I melt into the ocean float on gentle waves. Back on land my mind becomes certain again. After living alone for...
by Lesley | Nov 17, 2018 | Beloved, Devotion, Relationships, Surrender, Uncategorized |
In this house everything is new. Nowhere do I see remnants of the past. The bookshelf that once held legal dramas and murder mysteries, now holds only love poems. And that stove, that brewed witches’ stews of boiled stink-eyes and simmering regrets, now,...
by Lesley | Dec 13, 2017 | consciousness, food, Relationships, Soul, Spiritual concepts, Surrender |
Oh Cilantro, most benign of herbs, why do so many despise you? Even Rosemary, with her piney sharpness, doesn’t endure such scorn. And Thyme, with all his pungency, fields little grief. Meanwhile Sage, exuding bitterness, rarely invokes a...
by Lesley | Nov 29, 2017 | hiking, karma, materialsim, Relationships, vanity |
She stands with her back to the cliff edge camera poised arm’s length capturing the indigo sky and craggy canyon below. She moves her head into the frame, poses just right eyes wide to disguise an intruding brow, daring smile to impress friends. Tilting...
by Lesley | Oct 18, 2017 | Beloved, bliss, courage, health, karma, Relationships, Soul, Surrender |
My mate’s head, cheek and teeth sear with lightning pain. His voice grows pale, movements like taffy, a hunted look in his eyes. This man who lifts his loved ones off the ground in enthusiastic hugs now fragile as a dragonfly wing. Immediately my mind...
by Lesley | Jun 12, 2017 | courage, Dogs, Forgiveness, gratitude, Relationships |
The dog you rescued with a scar on her brow wags her tail and looks up at you, dark eyes shining mouth curved in a little smile. But that lonely road where you found her limping stays branded on her heart. In a tough moment, as she huddles in the...
