Only the Rooster and I are out this morning.
He’s strutting proud and loud.
I’m still, and in awe at the beauty around me.
Reverence.
Reverence
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Author Archives: Betheny Lynn Reid
Create More Peace
Memorial Day
I honor those who have died
(need more diplomats)
I Can See Clearly Now
Every day for years he told her that she was beautiful.
She would always dismiss him saying he needed new glasses.
One day he got them.
Then he left her.
Table for One
sitting here alone
everyone else is solo
wanting to connect
Did I really Win?
Sitting at the coffee shop this morning writing and wondering when I’ll publish again.
An email arrived saying I’d won a national contest and my poetry chapbook will be published this fall.
My first thought? Really?! Is this true? Is it a quality press?
Yes, and yes!
The Cat’s on Zoom (again)
My little buddy has been on every zoom meeting since March 2020. He’s now known worldwide.
Mother Earth
“Not to hear the natural world
is not to hear the Divine.” – John Philip Newell
Nepal
The Illusion of Self
We suffer
the Illusion of Self
Everything is connected
We are One
There is no Other
Embrace
Keeping Community, After She’s Gone
These came from my neighbor’s yard. I gathered them after her children had to move her to an assisted home. Though she died years ago, she smiles at me every spring through her flowers.
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