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.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Finishing Well

The warrior moves 
down the long tunnel
Nearing the light of a new life arena

He has come a long distance
over many years of boredom
and hanging on 
Waiting and praying for this day
with tenacity and grit

As he climbs up the ramp
He hears the welcoming crowd 
cheering him on and blessing him
for a job well done in his own
humble and quiet way

And, as he enters this 
untrodden field of opportunity,
Under the bright klieg lights

He knows in his gut
that he has finished well
and is now ready 
for this next life chapter
of  further adventures

Hip hip hooray!!!

–Marshal

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