I Hear God's Heartbeat

I hear God's heartbeat in the waves 
and my heart slows to match the calming rhythm.

His voice echoes in soft whispers on the wind.
His light leads me to an angel wing of sea glass.

I find peace at the shore.

My dogs stop to watch the ducks and seagulls.
They sniff at piles of seaweed full of delightful smells.

Shylow ventures closer to the water... 
until splashed by a small wave.

Back to sniffing higher on the beach for a dogie kind of peace.

The sun peaks out of passing ribbons of clouds 
and Delilah stands with eyes half closed to worship the warmth.

A seagull lands close by and disturbs Delilah's contemplation.
She wants to chase it but it flies off again.

Does she wonder about the sun and our place in the universe?

I search for the trust that will show me the way
to a meaningful life.

I walk the beach in quiet reverie and know God has 
something great planned for me.

Like finding sea glass among the many grains of sand, 
I will find the prize when the time is right. 

It would be nice to find it soon. 

-Mary E. Hennessy

February Musings

Image by Alexey Kljatov 

I.  Sleepless night.

Bullets of rain thundered on the awnings and roof  

washed away a foot of snow that fell the day before. 

Bipolar weather.

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II. A dusting turned to heaps,

the heaps to sad ribbons along wet streets.

Is this the start of Spring

or just another teaser?

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III. Twenty-seven to forty-nine degrees

within twenty-four hours.

Sparrow friends left my awning

for shelter warmer than cold metal.

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IV. Awoke to a fog thick and still

like looking through a shroud of muslin

muting colors to gray scale.

Ghostly beauty.

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V. Bands of gray slowly give way to blue

as the morning becomes afternoon.

Will there be red sky tonight

and a delightful tomorrow?

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Whistle the wind

thrum through tree branches

twang power lines 

tap a beat with icy pellets

the music of the raging blizzard.

White blows hard 

against the red brick

turning rosy pink

washes gray the sky, river, bay 

the world muffled in cold cotton.

Well people, it's been almost a month since I posted to this blog. I've been very neglectful. My ADD kicked in and I started writing another book while putting off working on my Scifi opus. I am having too much fun with this new one: "My Life in the Midst of Food."

Since resolving to get down to the business of losing weight and becoming a healthier person, I decided to write about food instead of eating. It's my autobiography and a cookbook with foods that are tied to my memories of growing up. Looking back shows me how obsessed I have been with food since I was really young. Recipes range from the simple to the elaborate, from healthy eating to not so healthy.

As I finish chapters I will be posting them here. Some recipes I need to get from family members and some are my own. It's been a fun time outlining the many moves my family made and the memories of a wonderful childhood. Looking back on where I come from I hope to more clearly focus on where I want to go.

Love, laugh and eat well my friends.

Time to go to bed as it is now the wee hours of the morning and I have a lot to accomplish after only a few hours sleep.