Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sanctuary



Make home a sanctuary,



with gratitude,



with attention,



to the shiny dishes,
to the new dishwasher,
to the subsiding vise grip
of needling swelling,
to yoga after sleep,
to the dark cocoon,
to holding still wakefulness,
in the middle of night noise,
to the agenda-free haven,
to the deep and dark, black and white flicker,
of Gregory Peck or Tyrone Power,
minus commercialism, complaints, combats, compromise.


Attentive to making a safe place,
a refuge, an asylum, a shelter, a haven .


(my 3 teenage boys are gone for a week, can you tell?)

7 comments:

  1. love the new layout...
    making home a sanctuary...very wise, but for many so hard...

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  2. Love the pic, nice new look blog too!

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  3. Oh, yes! What a beautiful description of a place of peace. Love the kitties, too.

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  4. ah, i see...enjoy the peace...smiles. and enjoy that concert tonight...

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  5. I didn't divine it, but it all came clear when you told.

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  6. I can almost hear a sigh of contentment.

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  7. The cats certainly seem happy. Tyrone Power? I can hear my mother sighing now!

    Kat

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