The Circle Narrows

  Here’s a poem by George Jonas that I have loved for about 40 years.  The last two  lines mean more to me now than they did 40 years ago:   The Circle Narrows       by George Jonas     It is quite possible That our common thoughts come to us from the sea Our doubtful soul

Action: Pollen

      Acrostic     “By understanding and paying close attention to our speech patterns, we can move ourselves from near desire for change into commitment and action.” sidebar in Spirituality and Health magazine   By the humid August breeze understanding came to me and I recognized the beckoning. Paying no mind to the

At the Year’s Elbow

  painting:  Children Going to School      by Thomas Greenley Here’s a poem I wrote about 30 years ago.  It’s hhe title poem of my first book, from 2000: At the Year’s Elbow     September smells in the air like school, like the first awareness of freedom’s limits, of the inevitable snow. Still green leaves