mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 30, 2013

his returning home
in spirit
does a little for mine

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 28, 2013

The house sparrow clings tightly
as the winter gale lashes at the thin branch.
Her feathers ruffle in a hundred directions
as she waits -
patient
until
for just one brief moment
the wind subsides
and she preens herself.

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 27, 2013

from the corner of my eye...
nothing

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 25, 2013

Within an hour the feral cats' water bowl
freezes over.
Within minutes of replacing it
they rush over to drink.
The things we so take for granted...

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 24, 2013

the silence
of another day

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 20, 2013

leaving the mall --
in the glass door - a reflection of a small child
posing superhero style

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 19, 2013

swarming 
in the black sky
even blacker blackbirds

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 18, 2013

each day searching his tired green eyes

for a sign --

again, not today

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 17, 2013

flitting alongside my car window
a bright green
karmann ghia

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 14, 2013

lined up along the top
of the highway noise barrier wall
the pigeons coooooo softly

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 13, 2013

A gift from Sandy--
bright blue tarps to adorn the roofs
of those still waiting

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 12, 2013

banking on a thermal
from the passing truck
the blackbird catches a ride

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 11, 2013

in the emergency waiting room
a box of tissues

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 10, 2013

Airborne 

sounds of luggage dragged from the overhead bins
peppered with sneezing and coughing --
Flu season

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 09, 2013

feeling like the "Princess and the Pea"--
redoing the hotel bedsheets
at 3 a.m.

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 08, 2013

How is it that an hour and a half morning routine
can be reduced to twenty minutes
when one sleeps through the snooze button

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 07, 2013

as I re-iron my blouse
a whiff of perfume
reminds me 
of how my mother's blouses 
always smelled of perfume.

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 06, 2013

in the car's headlights
the kitten's shadow
becomes a lion

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 05, 2013

the reflection in the window
of the bathroom wallpaper
peppers the tree's winter branches
with cherry blossoms

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 04, 2013

winter...
listening to the absence
of migrating geese

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 03, 2013

Rachmaninoff would never have wanted his composition
to be the Amazon.com Support hold music...
and after two hours, neither did I

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 02, 2013

watching "The Muppets" movie tonight...
is it possible a simple movie
can transport my spirit to a simpler time
without talk of fiscal cliffs
without threats of violence against women
without the partisan hatred that floods the news...

well maybe for 103 min it did...manamana

mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 01, 2013

remembering yesterday's photo...
the out of focus cardinal in the tree
seems more in focus today.