haiku: our daily grace
Western sky gleaming
Bluebirds return to the roost
evenings parting grace
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
May 30, 2022
video by author
Author’s note: watch video closely
to see the Bluebirds return to roost
haiku: our daily grace
Western sky gleaming
Bluebirds return to the roost
evenings parting grace
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
May 30, 2022
video by author
Author’s note: watch video closely
to see the Bluebirds return to roost

beyond our struggles with sentimentality,
hubris, conceit, nostalgia; and subduing
our apathy, helplessness, and perverse
notions of suffering
realizing the deep knowing and peace
of meeting the other and connecting
as kindred spirits; two lost pieces
of a puzzle fitting effortlessly together
now the bigger picture beyond self
arising into relief and clarifying its movement
towards deeper and more inclusive
authentic, complementary wholeness
my deepest gratitude and appreciation
for you kindred spirits who see me,
and I, you, wounded healers all,
dear friends belonging in beloved community
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
May 12, 2022
art image unattributed
in the falling upward of aging
a broken ankle nurtures humility
to appreciate the smallest acts
the kind hellos of others
the understanding of strangers
a snack of peanut butter and crackers
ice and a straw for a cold drink of water
one becomes an aficionado
of the ordinary grace of
falling upward on our journey Home
Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
May 4, 2022
Author’s note: Written after a 14 day
hospital and short term rehab stay with
my wife due to complications with
her broken ankle.
