Random Shreds

Life

is

full

of

random shreds;

little bits

and

snippets

of

color,

light,

surprise,

cheer,

wonder,

shock,

tragedy,

humor,

love,

delight,

anticipation,

satisfaction,

disappointment,

an

endless stream

of

powerful

discovery

and

emotion.

Take your

collection

of

shreds

and

be

beautiful.

Nose to Nose

How often

do we

come nose to nose

with indisputable truth

but cannot bear to look it in the eye?

Or

how many times

have you seen something

up close

and

you were

SO SURE

you knew

what you were looking at;

then

it turned out to be

a lie,

a deceit,

a counterfeit,
an illusion?

Proximity

does not guarantee

understanding

or

acceptance.

Unity in Diversity

Human facial profiles:

brow

nose

lips

chin

Recognizable common traits,

yet innumerable variations.

They say that

our faces are not symmetrical;

that the left side

of each person's face

does not exactly match

the right side.

Diversity

is built right in

to our physical structures.

We are meant to be

unique

in the midst of

our sameness.

Yet

too many of us

focus on our differences,

to the detriment

of our commonalities.

Unity in diversity.

A wholesome ideal,

kept distant

by human nature.

Blue Done It

Inescapable

blue.

Sky,

water,

birds,

flowers,

butterflies,

fruits,

jeans,

emotions.

Moody Lagoon.

Misty Song Sung.

Crystal Persuasion

and Suede Shoes.

Velvet Angel Tango.

Bell Bottom Bayou.

Mad Man Moon

in the Summertime.

Magic Orchid Heaven,

Barefoot Rock Bottom.

Long Gone Lonesome, Beautician, Souvenirs.

Helplessness,

Hill Street,

Roadhouse,

Down Home,

Midnight Smuggler's

and

I Guess that's Why They Call It...

Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes...

Love Is...

Hand in Hand

An unbroken chain

of hands

holding hands

stretches through

history.

We have spoken

to each other

with words

written,

spoken,

sung;

truth and lies;

foolish and wise;

whispered,

shouted,

declared,

growled,

sobbed,

projected;

our story passed

from generation

to generation

hand in hand

our moments passed

from one life

to another life;

from heart to heart.

Keeping the Center

Surrounded by

shards and shreds

of life and memory

we must keep at our center

the Shema:

Shema, Yisrael;

Adonai Eloheinu,

Adonai Echad.

Hear, O Israel,

the LORD our God,

the LORD is One.

Me Qua Me

The theme

in every day of my life

is basically

...

me.

Not meaning to be

self-centered,

but I am

the only one

(besides The Creator!)

who never

leaves my presence.

The more or less random

entry

of loads of other

inputs, personalities, influences,

artwork, memories, daydreams...

It still is

who I am becoming.

Little sips

and nibbles

here and there

of untold

numbers of thoughts and experiences

all add up to

a constantly developing

me.