mountains rivers
to cross
an ancient road
leading to cherished goods
a traveler embarks
on foot
uncertain of what awaits
at the final destination
Month: January 2018
talk about: for my friends
you talk about
everything
and nothing
and somehow
the time flies
till the next time
you talk about
nothing
and everything
the pounding of one’s heart
step
by step
along an oft times
perilous journey
one walks runs
perhaps crawls
toward the vision
one beheld
before doubt
fear confusion
clouded one’s eyes
there
lies the path
toward the source
of the pounding
of one’s heart
remembering fresh figs: for Ali Rıza Esmen
we scamper
among the trees
Ali and me
two kids again
in a farmer’s field
plucking figs
from trees
and giggling
as we split them open
to taste their sweetness
guilty pleasure
a break from work
washing our hands
in the sprinklers
before climbing back
into a waiting car
to return
to the business
at hand
eyes moon clouds
I stand
on my terrace
gazing up
at the moon
4 am
Izmir time
miles upon miles
from your eyes
gazing up
at the same moon
there perhaps
our faces reflected
on its surface
eyes meet
one time more
before clouds
drift across
our gaze
how it works out
sometimes forward
is back
and back
is forward
funny
how it works out
that way
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.”
Benjamin Disraeli, English, Prime Minister
“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.”
from Douglas Moore’s Art of Quotation
“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.”
remembering a San Francisco New Year’s long ago and balloons: for Little Chuck & Big Chuck
hope rises
like it’s supposed to
a balloon
floating
toward heaven
our eyes cannot see
but it is there
above us
keeping dreams
alive
Muslim volunteers help so Christians can attend Church on Christmas Eve
from the blog Anything Is Possible
Salem United Church of Christ normally provides meals and shelter every Sunday night for homeless women and children. But since Christmas eve was on a Sunday, they didn’t know how they’d be able to attend Christmas Eve church and meet their usual rotation in the BEDS plus homeless program. When the pastor shared this dilemma with an interfaith association, Karen Danielson, of the Bridgeview Mosque Foundation offered the services of Muslim volunteers.
This story demonstrates one more example of how we are stronger together:
Leonard Durso 