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.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

What is Bravery?

With butterflies inside
heart up in the throat
 
She climbed up 4 stories
on steep, slippery shakes
 
Shaking in her tennis
quaking in her resolve
 
Still, she stayed to close up 
the peak - the very top
 
Birds singing all the while
soft breezes blowing in a storm
at 7:23 PM
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