Small Stone, January 4, 2012
Hiking through morning desert
Clearly, struggle went down
Did two bucks vie
Or did one die
After encountering local mountain lion?
A small stone is a very short piece of writing that precisely captures a fully-engaged moment.
Hiking through morning desert
Clearly, struggle went down
Did two bucks vie
Or did one die
After encountering local mountain lion?

I glanced at my reflection in the morning mirror…
Black pearl pendant rests
Above the heart
It gently nests
‘Tween clavicles
And aging breasts
Representing family, love

Casting eyes ‘cross garden,
Then looking b’yond I see
The desert, pure and natural
Greeting, inspiring me
I’m grateful
For glittering eyes
Green ones

Today
We put away the holiday
Shiny~bright in protective wrap
Patina’d by memories made
This season and decades back
We’ll rendezvous again
Next December
