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My Waterfall Garden
I found a memory the other dayYosemite Falls 2010, I was thereLearning to see beyond the immediateLooking it squarely in the face through a 400mm lensSharing a moment of beauty unbound by it’s wallsThe roar of the water echoing across the ValleyOr was that my heart pumping with enraptured overflowI was taking it all in next to a lover, friend, and mentorLost in the beauty and the exhilarationPart…
This post today was inspired by headlines and ongoing struggles with our out of wack government here in the USA
Dear America
Dear AmericaJust checking inI’m worried about youI hear you aren’t doing well.Fascism knocked on your doorI hope you didn’t let it in. We know democracy isn’t perfectAlways a work in progressBuilt as a scaffold for humanityThe constitution gives us the tools to growmore perfect with ageCreated by enlightened menIn an age when only white privilege was the norm.As humanity became more expansiveSo…
March 8th is International Women's Day, this is a blog about a working girl back in the 1800's who wanted to change her life. Change is especially hard when no one around you wants to let you do it.
Can Lady Liberty Be Saved?
New art and poem on saving Lady Liberty and Democracy
Once upon a time in America the BeautifulA new society was builtA new way of thinking, equal, diverse, inclusiveAll are welcomeCome and build a democracyFree to imagine, dream, and create Some called it the Shining City on a HillLady Liberty stood as a beacon of FreedomTo all those who wanted moreGive me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free She called as her light…
Nevertheless We Must Persist
Women's rights are under attack again, this time its voting rights.
Nevertheless We Must Persist Remember back during the 2016 election when Hillary Clinton was running for president one of the slogans that became a meme everywhere was “Nevertheless She Persisted”. Unfortunately, she lost the election and yet this slogan has lived on and today is more important than ever. Women are in the crosshairs of the new regime controlling our government now more than…
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are not “Woke”
DDiversity not dangerousDifferent not difficultDivine not devious EEquality not entitledExpansive not excludedExcellence not extreme IInclusion not incapableIntelligence not incompetentInterconnected not isolated The more points of light, the brighter we shineNarrow minds will not allow the uniqueness of natureAcceptance builds strength with new ideas Don’t let fear block joyLove does conquer…
Letting Go is Not an Option
This is a re-post of a previous blog with a prologue I wrote today. Take care of yourself, your community, and be safe. Have a Happy Day
Is it possible to have a life without fear?I banish it everyday and yetWorry is constantly creeping back in If I don’t have enoughHow will I survive? If I have too muchDo I share it or save it?If I share it will I be back to not having enough? If I am healthyHow do I stay this way,Am I living the right way? If I am unhealthy is this the end?How do I get healthy again? If love in the world is…
Welcome to Absurdity again
Welcome to AbsurdityGraphite pencil on paper by Cheryl McDonald, 1995© Welcome to Absurdity,Please take a number.The lunatics have taken over the asylumNo one seems to be running the show.Once upon a time, courtesy and respect were given, but the queen has died and left the building.We mourn the end of an era.Wondering about what’s next.Dancing monkeys and kittens on screensAre all that seem to…
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The Silence of Snow
As I read the morning news and the cacophony of chaos these days, I realize that so many people, companies, groups, etc need to make their voices heard for one reason or another. There is no listening and no acknowledgment of hearing one another. Color, lights, motion, all continuous distractions to keep us from actually experiencing our own pleasure or pain and disbelief of the disruptions…
You are the Pebble the World Needs
It is the day before Thanksgiving here in the United States, and all of the bloggers I read are offering ways to get through what is always a trying holiday for some and this year it is more trying for many of us. This has been an unprecedented year for change and disruption the world over. Wars, changes in governments, climate change causing disasters that are changing the land and seascape of…
The Storm that is to Come
A new poem, an older pencil drawing that now has more meaning, and a blog about the never ending fight for freedom and our rights as humans
“The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street”Elmore James, 1959 On the sixth of November 2024, the sky, the Earth, and all who care for it cried tears of rage and disbeliefThe Universe cried too for it’s childThat is being crushed by poisons, wars and greedIt can now be said in truthThat America cares not for the Earth or its occupants.Let the billionaires have their way and surely…
Lessons from Mother Nature
A new piece of art, a new poem, and and new blog about both. Lessons from Mother Nature gives you insight into life and the process of making art.
Life goes on-I know I say this oftenHowever, it is true Life’s a precarious businessGardening can teach you about these thingsPlanting a seedling is likeGiving birth to a new beingIt’s survival depends on care and feedingGood soil and fertilizerThe right amount of water and sunshineAll in the proper balance Gives this little plant a chanceTo grow healthy and strongAs it growsIt needs a support…
Moments Filled With Miracles
We are bornWe liveWe dieThe condensing of life, Makes it all seem so inconsequential.Yet there are 86,400 moments In a day.Each of these in-between moments are filled with miracles.A breath,A sigh,A few drops of rain,Or the warm rays of the sun Against my skin.The sounds of theRaven couple arguing In the pine tree in the far cornerOf my yard. It makes me chuckle Realizing how similarThey are to…
Living in the Presence of the Divine
It all seemed like a dream come true.I finally felt like I knew what to do.There was a sense of focus, a planSome certainty in a life where There seemed to be too little of both.I was looking forward to continuity, Peace of mind. Maybe even a little routine.I was caught completely off guard By this topsy turvy tumble. Dumb-founded and GobsmackedI had to give in, give up, give out.Living required…
Desert Flowers in January
A nice way to start 2024 This is January and the desert is full of flowers! 2023 was quite a year, change and turmoil seemed to be the theme again and many friends and family have had big changes in many aspects of life. We all lost many people we loved. Our world is changing environmentally we had a tropical storm in the desert in late August and now we have flowers! It’s changing culturally…
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The new art project continues!
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