Most every work day for more than 11 years, Dena wrote a love note, poem or other thought, on a napkin - and tucked it in Marshal's lunch - a ritual of the heart. At the beginning of 2009, Marshal started typing them up. It became our practice to share the Daily Napkin with you, OUR ritual of the heart. Then, in October 2015, Marshal retired, so the whole dynamic changed. Dena took several months to re-evaluate and decide what she was going to do. Since she is also simplifying, she is in the process of incorporating all 8 (including this one) websites into one. With that in mind, the poetry of the napkin is now joined with her art and/or photography images. May you enjoy them. May they feed your spirit.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Rising Up


Awakened by loud noises
while contemplating the puzzle
 
A labyrinth of complications
invented by the mind
as it connects the various chambers
understandings and apparent facts
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Let me rise up, rise up above
let me see the pattern for what it is
 
Let the hunger of the heart be fed
with your manna, your love
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Rise up, rise up
where the puzzle is but pattern
 
Rise up, rise up singing
in the dawning of my love...

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