remind me again

I've learned that life is much more complicated than we make it out to be. Love hurts. Hearts do not always heal. There are even meta-messages behind what we say so that one person can completely misunderstand what you are attempting to express. And as a wise man once said "like the stones that role tightly(?) taunt you can't always get what you want". I'm going to ask a question that I think is worth thinking about.

How much of our time do we spend longing for something we desire that we miss the blessings of the present? What have I taken for granted today?

The answer may begin with the simple things....food, a roof over my head, the freedom to do and say what I am compelled to. And then we may get to the heart of it. Friends Family Fellowship the afternoon breeze and intense comfort I feel when looking at the stars or laying beneath a tree.

It is often the simple things that take my breath away, and remind me again to give thanks.

a red-winged blackbird

a red-winged blackbird
among friends
scrounging through the remnants
of our humanity

a red-winged blackbird
among piles
instead of trees
looking for something to eat
within
the plastic, metal, wood and earth

a red-winged blackbird
home at the dump
looks my way as if
to ask a question
and I do not know what to say

from right to left

It's been over a month that I've been home
and now I'm feeling I'd like to roam
from left to right
from right to left
inbetween
upsidedown
and in the cleft
between today and tommorow
To ease the sorrow
of this worn and hardened heart
Where and when can I start
to let go
of what is so tightly held
and realize the freedom
in surrender