After a rough night
sleeping &
with a mind crowded
with worry
I sit at my desk
as the day breaks open.
All I have to offer this new
day
Is a prayer.
A prayer for peace,
I wish no harm
to come to anyone,
I just want peace,
for me, for you,
for everyone.
Now this sky moment
is calling to me,
this pink and orange
light streaming
into my eyes like
an offering of
opportunity.
bd burton, 4/8/2025
meditating this morning
thinking of my daughter
i breathe all her suffering
into my heart as a black cloud.
i hold my breath and transform
it into the sun, then into a big ball
of joyful light.
on the outbreath i
send this light back to her
heart with a smile
&
a blessing
“May she be happy & healthy.
may she feel loved and at peace.
may her heart be at ease.”
then I do it
again
& again
& again…
bd burton, 2/18/2025
pink flowers a buzz
just for this one
small moment
i stand
completely still under a
small grove of crabapple
trees.
their bright pink flowers
in full bloom.
above me I hear a humming
and realize that the flowers
are a buzz with bees
doing what bees do.
i stand still letting the pink
of the flowers, the fragrance
of spring, the light breeze and the
soothing humm of the bees
enter me.
the hummm… vibrates
up my central channel
until I start humming too.
b.d. burton
Fall Apart
1.
Go ahead fall apart, I mean why not?
The world is falling apart, extreme fires, extreme flooding,
extreme shootings, extreme drought, extreme wars, extreme hate,
etc, etc, etc…
Who do you think you are Atlas carrying the earth on your shoulders?
Go ahead, fall apart!
Fall apart! (8/31/23)
2.
Fall apart,
But what do you do when the wailing stops?
You’re exhausted, empty, thirsty
and you're lying on the floor getting bored looking at the ceiling?
Then what?
You’re ripe
for a fresh start.
Gather your gumption
crawl to your desk,
grab a piece of paper and make
a plan, write a poem, write a speech,
write to your congressperson.
Create something! Do something!
(4/8/2025)
bd burton
5 minutes at the pond
To the west among the cat tails standing still
A heron looking for breakfast.
To the south a big bass flies out of the water
His mouth open wide landing with a big bass
Size splash.
To the east a mama mallard leads a parade
Of ducklings zigzagging through the water.
Up above several swallows dive bomb the pond
Snatching bugs leaving concentric circles
Flowing outward on the still water.
To the north a man and his blue eyed husky
Sense doors wide open
Taking in the whole show.
bd burton
6/4/24 (birthday poem)
