I forgot the brush — reach to the wide open sky / with an empty hand (Notes: I actually had forgotten my staff, which I often use to cut or brush across the sky as I run through woods and open trails. As I ran from a leafy shaded area around a corner that opens to the sky, I was … Read More
Moments of ease…
These are such crazy times…coronavirus, killing of George Floyd, protests, tear gassing for a needless photo op. And so on. But still to find moments of ease…Yesterday running with a stick at Moosehill Farm, something I’d never felt…each cut with the staff felt relaxing, warm, pleasant in my body. To find delight in simple movement through the world around me…
Cutting the sword through space
Cutting the sword through space connects me closely to: trees with new leaves, blue sky, the sun, a waterfall. A more direct and physical connection to nature that I can feel in my body.
One-third Haiku 5/26/20
Jump with shiny ferns (It feels good to jump around in the forest. Even better to count and grunt and make deep noises, let the body loose, dangle around, hop up and down…and see a floor of ferns shining in the forest as you bounce around.)
Haiku 5/24/20
Oh look! It’s green leaves / and blue sky that sun shines through / and shines in my eyes
The Collie Puppy Wanted to Play
About 20 years ago a little collie puppy ran up to me at this spot in Monotomy Rocks Park and wanted to play. I smiled but didn’t want to trouble the owner. It’s taken me a while, but now I’m ready to play.
To run in a forest of new green leaves
Several gorgeous days in a row provide a special opportunity to run around with a stick. Even in the midst of coronavirus, leaves turn green.
Sky-ku 5/16/20
the morning blessing — to lift your hands to the sky / and watch clouds roll by (Notes: There is something so reassuring about watching clouds move in the sky. It doesn’t take long — I just look at them for five seconds or more, and their motion sinks in to my body. A peaceful and relaxed feeling, connected to … Read More
