Winslow Road was where the white house stoodswelled and quiet once until bare toes tap on wooden beamsankle snaps loose splintered feet Where pine crumbs drop across the creek, leaves drape quietly as secrets keep Toward iron hasp, I bend an earbut all I hearis the tickle of bees dancing in my stomach Behind severalContinue reading “Dancing Bees”
Tag Archives: Mindfulness
BIRDS
He said “remind me to teach you a chickadee call” breast white tipped plum plump fingertip here hold your hand steady they swoop down to call grateful and ready
Knocking
Through golden hourglass I watch a determinedflickering fumbling bumble beethen attempt a self-soothing mumble“be here now”and note the tension swelling I till nails into summer’s bookend evethe same fingers that dig into marriageand baby’s thighsand natural family planninguntil fragile limbs fling ‘round my neckas the smallest little bird starts pulling I think how God mustContinue reading “Knocking”
Making Love to a Pinecone
A few years ago I stumbled upon the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, an ecotherapy otherwise known as “forest bathing.” While reading about this technique, I became flooded with images of monks bathing in a pool of fresh spring water, showering in the rain, and splashing their faces with dew cupped in hands pulling away fromContinue reading “Making Love to a Pinecone”
Listening to the Still Small Silence
Harelene Anderson is one of my inspirational therapists known in the era of postmodern theories. Her Collaborative Language Systems Theory is marked by curiosity, using language as a means to explore new meaning with and alongside clients. As a graduate student, I wrote about this in my Theory of Change paper, arguing that when weContinue reading “Listening to the Still Small Silence”
The Word Mill 