When End Becomes Beginning
The Omega and the Alpha, when end becomes beginning, old dogs now puppies Each sit with Sangha, I listen to the wisdom, of my breathing Mind,
She Made Friendship an Artform
I wrote this after learning of the passing of my dear friend Mary Schlitzer. We worked together behind the scenes of many good causes over the years. She
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This Morning
The sound of the cicadas rolls in like waves. The sky this morning is a gentle blue, with wisps of clouds pinned in place in the
Summer: New Day
1. The shadowy night sky, announces the coming dawn, beauty at sunrise. 2. Below sunlit sky, in freefall, a single leaf, change pulls heartstrings. 3. In
My Geriatric Blues
Words by Dan Rutberg., arranged with Fredric Sedgewick Lumina Key: E Major (classic blues key) Tempo: Slow shuffle, ~68 bpm Time Signature: 12/8 swing [Verse
The Morning's Arc
Poem by Dan Rutberg, and Artwork by Fredric Sedgwick Lumina I. Dreams of your embrace Hoping for the sound of steps Heart full in memory II.
Monday’s Wisdom
Lobha, Dana, Karuna I am blessed. I am full. I am surrounded by sufficiency. Sit down at my table, rest your weariness. Drink from my well
Dawn
At dawn, I hear the owls call, to wish their own good night, but with the rising sun for me, the call to wake. From a
Walk to Houston St. - new memories and old
I fell asleep in my chair the day after my walk from the office in midtown to the broad way called Houston Street. The walk was
We the People
young Americans reaching across oceans to help build something better: a more perfect union, guided by the people, not clenched in a dictator’s fist.
"Maybe Happy Ending" – A Review from the Heart of a Human
I attended the matinee performance of Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theater on March 22nd — just a month before what would have been my wife Norma’s 72nd birthday.
Letters from the Ashram - A Short Story
Before Danny, a widower of three years, needed a change. He and Norma had been together for 45 years—a marriage that felt like a rollercoaster