So fellow travelers, making space in my days for creative time has become an essential element in my practice of stress management. There are other aspects in my plan including trail walks (weather permitting, which it has not for far too long into what should be Spring), yoga, meditation, and periodic end of the week […]
All posts in category Poems and Haiku
Desperately Seeking Spring
So fellow travelers, mindful of the childhood lesson “If you can’t say something nice, it’s best to say nothing at all,” I’ve been silent here. Truth be said I have little which is positive I could say about work, this creative funk or lack of trail walking due the weather. There was this moment on […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 18, 2018
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Rejoice
So fellow travelers, this Easter Fools morning greeted me with a joyous serenade. Sweet notes, bright enough to wake me just before dawn. As I watched Light gently transform the last shadows of the night through the window I caught a glimpse of orange as the solo songster flew off towards another tree. So clear […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 1, 2018
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Razor’s Edge
So fellow travelers, the ability to maintain an objective space for others on their journey requires unyeilding concentration. How therapy dogs accomplish this is nothing short of miraculous. Me? It’s a daily challenge, but this old “dog” is doing her best to learn the tricks. Sitting in a quiet space watching madness ebb and flow […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 28, 2018
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Until
So fellow travelers, this early morning image of our recently thawed pond feels like a metaphor for things evolving around me. Darkness smooth as glass deep as night soft as velvet deceptively inviting mesmerizing until a spark of Light ignites hope tread water listen love calls from the illuminated shore hear follow swim breathe […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 26, 2018
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Hidden Losses
So fellow travelers, sometimes the trails I traverse are haunted. Footsteps crunch on snow Hidden birds burst from branches Regrets and losses Scatter like feathers Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 10, 2018
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Inside Out
So fellow travelers, I’ve been feeling besieged by storms of many origins. Outside the wind howls Ice pelts windows while inside Faith flickers but holds Truth is I miss my daughters I miss my backyard birds I miss my favorite trails I miss my sanity Well not entirely, not yet. There’s some still left holding […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 23, 2018
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On Snow Events and Wonder
So fellow travelers, hush….listen can you hear it? Uh huh, that is the legendary “sound of silence.” I’m not sure it’s what Simon and Garfunkle had in mind when they penned their iconic song, but anyone who lives in deep snow country knows it and it is what I woke to this morning […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 7, 2018
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Leaving a Light on Always
So fellow travelers, tomorrow Favorite Youngest Daughter wings her way West again. This parting is stretching my heartstrings more intensely than before. I know it is because her path forward from here is less defined than a Mother’s mind is comfortable with. Yet deep in my soul I also believe by following her heart she […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 3, 2018
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The Last Shall Be First
So fellow travelers, we have arrived back home after a long circuit of family visits for the holidays. Most of the drive was a tense journey on slippery, slushy roads through misty bands of wind driven snow. (God bless my husband for driving.) It felt like a very appropriate metaphor for the stressful twists and […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 31, 2017
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