Happy New Year

A new year ...a fresh start...here's to the possibilities!

Magpie Tales-Sotto Voce

voices whisper

in my dreams

some long gone

some just gone 

but none forgotten

cause me to smile

 and laugh

trying to catch up

 on the latest news

I awake

tears running

down my cheeks

then I remember

and smile

happy

C.M. Jackson 2011

 

This is a magpie tale--fly on over here for more!

Wild places

wild places

dry my tears

open spaces

fill my soul

erase my fears

wild places

let me hear

my heart beat

C.M. Jackson 2011

Godspeed Dear Friend

Max Sept 6, 2011

Today Mr. Jackson and I said goodbye to Max. He is free. No doubt Max is running in the fields of heaven, stopping only to charm food off of someone's plate...we were blessed to have him for as long as we did....we will strive to honor his memory by living as he did- with heart, compassion and joy.



Magpie Tale -Rainbow

storms come and go
the earth may quake
this much I know
you are always there
when I need you
most

c.m. jackson 2011


This is a magpie tale--walk on over here for some shelter from the storm..
Hope you and yours are safe and sound after this week's show of what Mother Nature can do..

Magpie Tales-Yes

Summer Evening, Edward Hopper, 1947

walking home

lights of the city behind them

leaves rustle with the wind

locusts hum

her sandals clicking, clacking

as the moon plays hide and seek

with the clouds

heat lightening flashes

She jumps

He moves closer

She walks faster

Her words "It's late"

Lost in the distant rumble

Of thunder

Ozone and old spice

Follows her

The porch light a beacon

Steps

Creaking,cracking

A bedroom light flickers on

He reaches for her hand

"Could I see you again?"

His words floating loudly

Through the suddenly still air

A bedroom light flickers off

She leans into the darkness

Towards him

Feeling his smile

Whispering

As he brushes her cheek

With his lips

"Yes"

C.M. Jackson 2011

This is a Magpie Tale---sashay here for more!

Infinity

When I look into your eyes

I see what is possible

When I met you

I found a soul so close

To mine

My daily goal is to inspire

and

Create

A place

We can thrive

Together

C.M. Jackson 2011

Magpie Tales-Blown Away

This is love
Gondolas rock with the tide
Your hand resting on my shoulder
As the pale morning sunlight rises
Parting the curtains revealing
A city suspended in light
Art and arias
Waiting to be discovered
As we walk hand in hand
Our continuum revealed
Like molten glass
Murrine and millefiore
Fiery red
Azure blue
Venetian gold
Reflected in our eyes
Sipping wine
Frozen in time
Always there
Rocking
Glistening
Never forgotten.

C.M. Jackson 2011


This is a Magpie Tale---drift on over here to read more flights of fancy!

Monday Morning Wakeup Call-Dance

just in case your weekend didn't allow the time to dance...perhaps a moment as we begin the week..
a one,a two...
everyone grab your partner...life is a dance, go for it!

Cloudy with a chance of happiness

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?"
— Mary Oliver   I've been traveling to Chicago every year for eight years for business and this was the first year, really, that I experienced why it is known as the "Windy City". Rain and just disagreeable weather made walking about miserable. What is it about rain and wind that makes one think? Perhaps it is the survival instinct or maybe it is just that there is nothing to pull the focus from where one is. So I began to think, walking and talking to myself in between meetings and dinners with business associates. The last few years have been rough business wise but on the other side of the coin I have been blessed in ways that are not tangible. I haven't been able to be here as much as I would like because of personal and professional responsibilities. During this time, I have come to realize that I cannot make everyone happy nor fix what is broken or please everyone. It was a long winter and a walk in in the windy city confirmed that I must stay the course with new responsibilities that will make it difficult to be here on a daily basis. That being said, I think the circumstances will force me to value this place as a sanctuary. This place is not about work, but about creativity and moving towards the life I have always dreamed of. So I ask your patience and understanding if I do not always participate in this amazing conversation, knowing all the while that I am stealing moments to read your work and aspire to your greatness.

Flash 55-Operation Dinner Out

Orange juice
Cheerios
Kiss on the cheek
Blackberry in hand
Dog walked
Dishwasher started
Schedules confirmed
Race begins
Monday
Through Friday
Saturday rest?
No way
Report due
A quick hello
Over takeout
While a movie
Plays
Redford
Pitt
Spy games
Turn it off
Or on
We are all secret
Agents in the game
Of life


C.M. Jackson 2011

If you can say it in 55 words--go see the g-man 

The inspiration for this flash is here 

Magpie Tales-Born

Life is easy
Living work
The weight
Your future
Rests in my hands

Heart beating

Against my breast

I hear Elsa roar

The four winds blowing

I can only teach and hope

Hold tight

Knowing the path is long

Letting go

My heart beating

The roar in my ears

I kiss the earth

As I watch you

Walking

Away

C.M Jackson 2011

This is a Magpie Tale... go here for more....to all the Mom's out there, kudos to you! Happy Mother's Day!

Gesundheit!

Tools That Help Me Be Compassionate

• Be a Twinkle in the eyes, smile on the face and an excitement to meet.
• Engaging eye contact
• Be fun and tender everywhere
• Turn off TV
• Develop all your interests
• Have A tender love for people
• Engage with the arts and nature
• Do volunteer work
• Practice organizing and following through.
• Offer Massage

Patch Adams, MD

http://www.patchadams.org/

Like a raindrop falling, a hand on a shoulder or a kind word--every little bit matters and can change a person's day or life.


To find out more --http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/international-day-of-compassion-in-honor-of-dr-patch-adams
 
Gesundheit! À vos souhaits! Ti benedical!Odaijini!Go mbeannaí Dia duit!Bud' Zdorov!Dios le bendice! Γείτσες !

Blessings

i thank You God for most this amazing

day; for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the no
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

e.e. cummings

Will You Be My Valentine Mr. Jackson?

What a great way to start the week---Singing about love and counting our blessings!! Happy Valentine's Day!

Monday Morning Wake Up Call--Differences

This just made me smile-hope you have a great week!!

Check out the interview at Studio 360

Magpie Tales-Magic

As I climbed into the back seat of my grandmother's 1963 chevy, she whispered, "The munchkins live in the fields among the lettuce, tomatoes and corn. Keep an eye out for them." I pressed my face against the window as she drove past field after field trying to spy just one munchkin. I was always disappointed as the car turned into the driveway signaling the end of the ride.

Twenty-five years later on my wedding day as the rays of the sun begin to reach over the storm clouds, I look out the window and hear my grandmother's voice, "Don't worry, they've sprinkled gold dust on the path, the sun will come out and your future is bright."


Tis just another magpie tale---for more, step this way!

toujou isit la

Still here...

my thoughts and prayers are with
... the people of Haiti as they work to rebuild after the earthquake.

Peace on Earth

 May your Christmas be joyful and your loved ones near--

Happy Thanksgiving

A Blessing

May your home be filled with laughter and the warm embrace of a summer day.

May you find peacefulness and beauty, challenge and satisfaction, humor and insight, healing and renewal,

love and wisdom, as in a quite heart.

May you always feel that what you have is enough.

Author Unknown

Best Wishes to all for a happy Thanksgiving!