Warmth

shadows on bare trees

With the fading light goes warmth.
On vacation for the winter.
Gone South
with the birds.

Instead of following the birds,
Follow the cat.
He knows the warmest spot
In the house.

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gratitude for my cat who keeps my feet warm

Connect

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think before speaking
listen to really hear
keep the mouth shut tightly —
in silence
the connection is loud and clear.

Gratitude for my man and his quiet ways

Bliss

No sunrise today.
Just a gradual un-darkening.
How can I find my bliss
on a cold-gray-rainy
November day?

Bliss and November?
Don’t belong together.
Diametrically opposed…
an oxymoron.

And so I turn
to the words of
the one who will never
Disappoint —
always faithful
even when I
am not.
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Worldly bliss is
temporal,
ephemeral —
and never satisfies
the longing in our hearts.

I’m grateful for His grace
that is the only lasting
Bliss
this side of paradise.

Even on
a cold-gray-rainy
November day.

*photos taken with an iPhone 5C; edited with PicsArt.