Pandemic Exercise (Hour 6 Half Marathon 2021) By David Hirsh After sitting and zooming For several hours Several days in a row, My legs needed a good stretching I had been sitting too long And my pulse rate Needed a little boost Even though it…

At a time When our shared breath was threat and possible death  When the streets emptied  and nature crept where tires no longer tread  When home became haven and prison  When we sheltered our lungs and the human world stood still Then the blossoms still…

Maui   A sea turtle came on shore to rest, having swum around for almost a hundred years. He stayed all day, only lifting his head to stare up at tourists who were getting too close. They were supposed to know better, but still, they…

I recently when on a road trip and boy, don’t they always sound better on paper? I didn’t realize that I can get claustrophobic until I was strapped in and 150 miles away from home.   We drove through towns that I will never live…

Milestones   Stone posts stuck in the ground mark life’s fleeting journey. From birth to death we are reminded of our odyssey.   Sometimes viewed ahead, sometimes seen behind. Some people have many stone, others have very few.   These small stones tell the tales…

Taking mindful steps Avoiding the yoke from eggshells Balanced Footing Achieved

Fated Walk A casual stroll soon turned out to be secret rendezvous Hour 6 @varenyas

(dude in the tub) you had me hooked from the first song; grabbed me by the neck and emptied me into oblivion like a white page in a snow storm incapable of holding words implicated in secrets submerged from the neck down floating in my…

I stepped outside into the misty rain, reveling in a cooler day after a long heat wave. Not caring if my new sandals encountered puddles or mud. Feeling my jacket and jeans dampen as I circled the neighborhood, watching gardens and flower pots revive. Reluctant…

“…these existing plays have already begun answering the questions of where we are all came from” as if we had no idea our stories held our babies like pits in peaches and all our wishes lived just on the other side of the stars next to…