audiopoem

What if

the only thing

that mattered right now

was being here

together?

TAKE A TIMEOUT WITH ME

I was just about to make my list of things to do,

when I remembered that

“I am”

is a complete sentence.

My timeout blog posts are an invitation

to reflect on the sacredness of being.

Explore posts below.

I Am Afraid to Start

I Am Afraid to Start (from Brainstorms) Fearing how the story will end, I am afraid to start. Does that ever happen to you? My mind spins...

Last Kiss

Photo by Jennifer Bloom Earlier this year (in what feels like a different lifetime), I planned to share one poem a week from my book,...

Walking Companion

Photo by Kristen Skoglund My friend, Kristen, and I have been sharing our love of the moon for almost as long as we’ve known each other....

Same Heart

Over the months of vocal rest, I often turned inward and tuned to ways of connecting with people that were beyond my imagination.

The Field

The Field (from Brainstorms) Someone is planting seeds all around me. I lie down in the barren field and close my eyes and count to ten....

Trespassing

Trespassing (From Brainstorms) I don’t belong here. I’m trespassing in someone else’s neighborhood as I turn off the main road and onto...

Agitated

Agitated* Lately it feels like I am being Agitated By a Giant Cosmic Washing machine. Particles once settled deep Within the fabric of my...

Walk with Me for a Moment

I’ve been finalizing my second collection of poetry, The Trail Is Just a Suggestion. The poems were all set, but I wanted to tell the...

The Wildflowers Are Starting to Sprout

For a moment, I felt like a voyeur who had stumbled upon a scene of such ecstasy it seemed like I should look away. At the same time, I coul

Kaleidoscope

This Mother's Day, I offer two poems. "Kaleidoscope" is dedicated to my mom as a reflection on the beautiful complexity of our ever-evolving