When you are taken away

by the raven of your pain,

I will offer something

warm for you to hold.

When you fall into that long 

river of regret, I will be there 

with tokens of your kindness 

to remind you of all you 

have given.

And when you are caught

in the endless whys of life,

I will cook your favorite meal,

just as you like it, so that how

can quiet why.

There is no answer to the ways

life throws us under, only the

unassuming love that softens 

our return. 

~Mark Nepo

how will I soften once again?

inquiry for today~ care for each other- just this…

for the hope of just being…

I no longer want to have anything to do with love

that forgets to be grateful.

~Thomas Merton